Cabinet with personifications of the Five Senses

Date

third quarter 17th century

Medium

Satin worked with silk and metal thread, purl, chenille, seed pearls, coral beads, and mica; tent, knots, rococo, satin, couching, and detached buttonhole stitches; woven metal thread trim; silk and paper lining; wood frame; turned wooden feet

Dimensions

H. 5 3/4 x L. 9 x W. 7 1/2 inches (14.6 x 22.9 x 19.1 cm)

Form

Case Piece

Culture

British

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

29.23.1

Credit line

Rogers Fund, by exchange, 1929