Title
The Story of Esther with Mordecai
Object Type
Date
1650-1675
Description
A needlework picture depicting a scene from the story of Esther with Mordecai with Esther under a canopy with servants at the sides and a landscape of fruiting trees and birds. The frame is glazed tortoiseshell with wooden borders.
Cultural Origin
English
Medium
silk and metal threads on silk backing, tortoiseshell frame
Extent
Overall: 23 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 17 1/2 in. (59.7 x 3.2 x 44.5 cm)
Collection
Source
Purchased by Doris Duke from Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, November 3, 1960, Sale 1995, lot 273 ( The Estate of Myron Taylor)
Identifier
1999.744
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