Esther and Ahasuerus
Unknown Artist
mid-17th century
Medium
Canvas worked with silk thread; tent, Gobelin, satin, long-and-short, split, stem, knotted, straight, Ceylon, rococo, and detached buttonhole stitch variations; fringe
Dimensions
H. 16 7/8 x W. 20 3/4 inches (42.9 x 52.7 cm); Framed: H. 19 1/4 x W. 23; D. 1 1/4 inches (48.9 x 58.4; 3.2 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Embroidered
Culture
British
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession Number
64.101.1317
Tags
KingsEstherLionsBirdsMenWomenDeerHorsesAhasuerus