About This Artwork

England

Writing Box Depicting King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, 17th century

Wooden box; beaded with silk and glass beads; appliquéd with beaded figures worked over cotton padding and silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk in satin and single satin stitches; couching and seed pearls; metal hinges
13.3 x 35 x 25.8 cm (5 1/4 x 13 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Wood, Mrs. Bertha Palmer Thorne, Mrs. Rose Movius Palmer, and Mrs. Gordon Palmer, 1969.135

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

The Art Institute of Chicago, "European Needlework (Textile Furnishings) from the Permanent Collection," October 27, 1979–January 27, 1980