Cabinet or Writing Box

Art Institute of Chicago

Cabinet or Writing Box

England

Date
17th century
Medium
Wooden box; covered with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in back, running, and satin stitches; laid work and couching; edged with silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk and silvered-metal strips, plain weave; lined with silk, plain weave and plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; silver hardware; two glass bottles inside
Culture
England
Department
Textiles
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

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