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Embroidered silk casket with a sloped lid and bun feet, its panels covered in figures, trees, animals and birds on a light background.

Cabinet or Box Depicting Scenes from the Old Testament

A small wooden casket covered in silk embroidery, with a sloped lid and four short bun feet. Its panels show figures in long dresses and hats among trees, buildings, animals and birds, worked in raised silk and metal thread. Stitches and seed pearls give the surface a richly textured finish.

Artist
Rebecca Stonier Plaisted
Date
1668
Medium
Silk, warp-float faced satin weave; embroidered with silk floss, silk yarns, and silk-wrapped-metal purl in brick, bullion, Ceylon, chain, k
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1436 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1668).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland and Mrs. Edwin A. Seipp

Español: Cofre bordado con escenas del Antiguo Testamento, 1668

Un pequeño cofre de madera cubierto con bordado de seda, con tapa inclinada y cuatro pies cortos redondeados. Sus paneles muestran figuras con vestidos largos y sombreros entre árboles, edificios, animales y aves, realizados con hilos de seda y metal en relieve. Las puntadas y las perlas dan a la superficie un acabado muy texturizado.

Português: Cofre bordado com cenas do Antigo Testamento, 1668

Um pequeno cofre de madeira coberto por bordado em seda, com tampa inclinada e quatro pés curtos arredondados. Seus painéis mostram figuras de vestidos longos e chapéus entre árvores, edifícios, animais e pássaros, feitos com fios de seda e metal em relevo. Os pontos e as pérolas dão à superfície um acabamento muito texturizado.

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