Casket with scenes from the Story of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

Date

1670s

Type

Casket

Medium

Satin worked with silk and metal thread, seed pearls; tent, satin, couching, Ceylon, detached needlepoint variations, knotted pile, knots, and crochet stitches; needle lace, metal bobbin lace; wood frame, silk lining, carved wooden feet

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

39.13.4a–rrr

Credit

Purchase, Mrs. Thomas J. Watson Gift, 1939