Chest decorated with scenes from the Old Testament and vegetal and floral designs. The scenes and designs are made up of colored fabric, detailed embroidery, beading, and gilded metal.

Casket Depicting Scenes from the Old Testament

1668

Made by Rebecca Stonier Plaisted (English, 1653-1724) England

England

Silk, warp-float faced satin weave; embroidered with silk floss, silk yarns, and silk-wrapped-metal purl in brick, bullion, Ceylon, chain, knot, lattice filling, overcast, running, satin, Smyrna cross, tent, and a variety of buttonhole stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching; French and Turkey knots; applied areas of linen, plain weave; seed pearls, coral beads, and mica; and silk, plain weave with ground weft fringe; edged with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk and gilt-metal strip, plain weave; silver hardware; wooden frame; lined with marbled paper; silk, plain weave; and silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet

Textiles

Women artists