COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MIA_.95.14a-bb
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MIA_.95.14a-bb
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Textiles
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Textiles
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
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Unknown
Creator Name
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Creator Role:
artist
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artist
Creator Role
false
Gender:
F
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F
Gender
false
Creator Name-CRT:
artist unknown
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artist unknown
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Embroidered Box
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Embroidered Box
Title
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View:
Left side
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Left side
View
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Creation Date:
1662
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1662
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1662
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1662
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1662
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1662
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
silk, metallic threads on white satin, decorated with seed pearls, wood, metal
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silk, metallic threads on white satin, decorated with seed pearls, wood, metal
Materials and Techniques
false
Materials Terms:
silk, metallic threads, seed pearls, metal
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silk, metallic threads, seed pearls, metal
Materials Terms
false
Support Materials:
wood and satin
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wood and satin
Support Materials
false
Classification Term:
Embroidery
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Embroidery
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
H.11-3/4 x W.11 x D.8 in. (overall)
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H.11-3/4 x W.11 x D.8 in. (overall)
Dimensions
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Component Measured:
overall
mcm
overall
Component Measured
false
Measurement Unit:
in
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in
Measurement Unit
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
95.14a-bb
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95.14a-bb
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The John R. Van Derlip Fund and gifts in honor of Mary Ann Butterfield, textile conservator at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, on the occasion of her retirement
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The John R. Van Derlip Fund and gifts in honor of Mary Ann Butterfield, textile conservator at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, on the occasion of her retirement
Credit Line
false
Parts and Pieces:
1
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1
Parts and Pieces
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Inscriptions:
Signature, Date
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Signature, Date
Inscriptions
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Needlework has always been an important art form of England. In the 17th century, a unique style of raised work embroidery was developed and in its most elaborate form was used to pictorically embellish decorative boxes used to store one's personal treasures. This piece, one of the finest of its kind, tells the Old Testament story of Queen Esther, whose intelligence and diplomacy saved her people from persecution
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<P>Needlework has always been an important art form of England. In the 17th century, a unique style of raised work embroidery was developed and in its most elaborate form was used to pictorically embellish decorative boxes used to store one's personal treasures. This piece, one of the finest of its kind, tells the Old Testament story of Queen Esther, whose intelligence and diplomacy saved her people from persecution</P>
Context
false
Related Work Description:
Tounai's 15th Century tapestry, 'Queen Esther and King Ahasuerus,' also depicts the story of Esther.
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Tounai's 15th Century tapestry, 'Queen Esther and King Ahasuerus,' also depicts the story of Esther.
Related Work Description
false
Link to Work:
MIA_.16.721
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MIA_.16.721
Link to Work
false
Related Multimedia Description:
Antenna Audio: Permanent Collection Tour
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Antenna Audio: Permanent Collection Tour
Related Multimedia Description
false
Related Multimedia Description:
Antenna Audio: Permanent Collection Tour
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Antenna Audio: Permanent Collection Tour
Related Multimedia Description
false
Related Multimedia Description:
Museum Director and CEO, Evan Maurer, leads visitors through a personal tour of some of the most popular works in the collection.
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Museum Director and CEO, Evan Maurer, leads visitors through a personal tour of some of the most popular works in the collection.
Related Multimedia Description
false
Related Multimedia Description:
Textile artist Kaffe Fassett disscusses the inspiration of the Embroidered Box in a excerpt from the Interactive Gallery Program Material Wittnesses
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Textile artist Kaffe Fassett disscusses the inspiration of the Embroidered Box in a excerpt from the Interactive Gallery Program Material Wittnesses
Related Multimedia Description
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.2936c.tif
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MIA_.2936c.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false