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Gift basket
English
1668
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Wire, silk, wood; embroidered with silk, glass beads, seed pearls, and feathers; beadwork; raised work
Dimensions
Height x Width x length: 16 x 59 x 63 cm (6 5/16 x 23 1/4 x 24 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.530
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionInitialied "IF". Gift basket with glass beads on white silk floor and wire frame; raised work. Floor has scene with king under canopy at center with man to left and woman to right. Frame has various fruits, vegetables and flowers, all worked in beads; under the handles appear a lion, a unicorn, a lady, and a man. Good condition, silks soiled.
ProvenanceGift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, October 14, 1943.