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Mirror with Jael and Barak, 1672, Satin worked with silk and metal-wrapped thread, beads, purl, mica, seed pearls; detached…
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Mirror

Mirror with Jael and Barak

Maker unknown · 1672

Medium
Satin worked with silk and metal-wrapped thread, beads, purl, mica, seed pearls; detached buttonhole variations, long-and-short, satin, couching, and straight stitches; wood frame, celluloid imitation tortoiseshell, mirror glass, silk plush
Dimensions
28 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (73 x 60.3 cm)
Accession
39.13.2a
Credit line
Purchase, Mrs. Thomas J. Watson Gift, 1939
Culture
British
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