England
Mirror Depicting King Charles II, Queen Catherine of Braganza, and Scenes from the Old Testament
INV-1847
Englandc. 1665
Mirror Depicting King Charles II, Queen Catherine of Braganza, and Scenes from the Old Testament
England
textileneedlework (visual works)
Date
c. 1665
Medium
Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk floss and yarns, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, gilt metal purl and cardboard in brick, overcast, running, satin, and split stitches; couching, padded couching and laid work; French knots, braided pom pons and seed pearls; in tortoise-shell frame
Dimensions
101.9 × 74.1 cm (40 1/8 × 29 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Laurance H. Armour, Sr. in memory of her mother, Mrs. Henry Malcolm Withers
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