Detail View: The AMICA Library: Embroidered Box
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.95.14a-bb
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Textiles
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Gender:
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F
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Creator Name-CRT:
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artist unknown
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Title:
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Embroidered Box
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View:
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Left side
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Creation Date:
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1662
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Creation Start Date:
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1662
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Creation End Date:
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1662
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Materials and Techniques:
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silk, metallic threads on white satin, decorated with seed pearls, wood, metal
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Materials Terms:
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silk, metallic threads, seed pearls, metal
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Support Materials:
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wood and satin
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Classification Term:
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Embroidery
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Dimensions:
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H.11-3/4 x W.11 x D.8 in. (overall)
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Component Measured:
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overall
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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95.14a-bb
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Credit Line:
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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
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Parts and Pieces:
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1
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Inscriptions:
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Signature, Date
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Rights:
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Context:
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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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Related Work Description:
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Tounai's 15th Century tapestry, 'Queen Esther and King Ahasuerus,' also depicts the story of Esther.
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Link to Work:
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MIA_.16.721
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Related Multimedia Description:
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Antenna Audio: Permanent Collection Tour
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Related Multimedia Description:
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Antenna Audio: Permanent Collection Tour
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Related Multimedia Description:
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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.
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Related Multimedia Description:
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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
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.2936c.tif
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