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Casket with scenes from the Story of Rebecca
English
1650–75
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Linen; embroidered with silk and metallic threads and seed pearls; raised work; woven metalllic trim, wax, glass, wood, metal
Dimensions
36 x 25 x 32 cm (14 3/16 x 9 13/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Elizabeth Learned Peabody
Accession Number59.1033
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionCabinet with scenes from the story of Rebecca worked in silk yarns, purl, and seed pearls embroidered on white silk; metal trim; metal feet; raised work on top and all four sides. Top has man and woman under canopy; two compartments in lid, wax effigy inside larger compartment. Doors open in front. Drawer fronts and door interiors are embroidered in silk yarns on white silk. Worn and soiled.
Provenance1959, gift of Mrs. Elizabeth Learned Peabody, Lake Forest, IL, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1959)