Jewel Case with Embroidery
Jewel Case with Embroidery
Jewel Case with Embroidery
Jewel Case with Embroidery
Jewel Case with Embroidery
Jewel Case with Embroidery
Jewel Case with Embroidery
Jewel Case with Embroidery

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Jewel Case with Embroidery,

late 17th century

British
y1955-3268

Information

Title
Jewel Case with Embroidery
Dates

late 17th century

Medium
Velvet, silk, tortoise shell
Dimensions
22.5 × 39.8 × 33 cm (8 7/8 × 15 11/16 × 13 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch, Class of 1906, for the Carl Otto von Kienbusch Jr., Memorial Collection
Object Number
y1955-3268
Culture
British
Type
boxes (containers), textiles
Materials
silk (textile), tortoise shell, velvet
Subject
bible stories, kings (people), queens (people), dogs, medallions (ornament areas), floral patterns, figures (representations), men, red, scepters, embroidering, green (color), blue, women

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