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Unknown Maker, English

Casket

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, English

Culture

English

Title

Casket

Year

1650-1675

Medium

  • silk,
  • linen,
  • metallic thread,
  • metallic wrapped yarn,
  • paper,
  • mica (mineral),
  • metal

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silk,
  • linen,
  • metallic thread,
  • Metallic wrapped yarn,
  • paper,
  • mica (mineral),
  • metal

Materials

silk, metal, paper (fiber product), mica (mineral), metallic wrapped yarn, metallic yarn, linen

Geography

Place Made: England

Dimensions

27.9 cm (11 inches) (length)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund and Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

19.084

Type

  • Boxes

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Books

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

  • Books

A World of Costume and Textiles: A Handbook of the Collection

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

These Golden Arts
Needlework by Women, 1688-1888
Jun 18, 1993 – Aug 14, 1993
A World of Costume and Textiles
"Tapestries through the Ages"
Sep 22, 1989 – Nov 12, 1989
Needlework
Feb 19, 1982 – Apr 25, 1982

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, English
Casket, 1650-1675
silk; linen; metallic thread; metallic wrapped yarn; paper; mica (mineral); metal
27.9 cm (11 inches) (length)
Museum Appropriation Fund and Mrs. Gustav Radeke 19.084

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