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The Art Institute of Chicago
Picture Depicting the Queen of Sheba before King Solomon
Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; appliquéd with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin and plain weaves; painted; embroidered with silk, silk 2:2 twill oblique interlaced tapes, gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, and gilt- and silvered-metal strips, coils, wires and paillettes in satin, single satin, raised stem and a variety of buttonhole stitches; laid work and couching; feathers; glass beads and seed pearlsEngland/1601/50
Description
Picture Depicting the Queen of Sheba before King Solomon is an internationally celebrated Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; appliquéd with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin and plain weaves; painted; embroidered with silk, silk 2:2 twill oblique interlaced tapes, gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, and gilt- and silvered-metal strips, coils, wires and paillettes in satin, single satin, raised stem and a variety of buttonhole stitches; laid work and couching; feathers; glass beads and seed pearls created by England (1601/50). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.
Provenance
Laurance H. Armor, Lake Forest, IL, by Nov. 8, 1962 [incoming receipt RX4091, Nov. 8, 1962; copy in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1962.
Dimensions
29.3 × 38.8 × 6.4 cm (11 1/2 × 15 1/4 × 2 1/2 in.)
Movement / Period
Accession No
15152
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of England
17th Century • England • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
Continuous Discovery