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King Ahasverus and Queen Esther

Embroidered picture 'King Ahasuerus and Queen Esther and the Hanging of Haman', Italy, late 17th century. Embroidered picture 'King Ahasuerus and Queen Esther and the Hanging of Haman', Italy, late 17th century. Copyright National Museums Scotland, acc. no. A.1945.4549.

The National Museums Scotland houses an embroidered picture, probably originating from Italy and dating to the second half of the seventeenth century. It represents the (Apocryphal) Biblical story of the Persian King Ahasverus and (the Jewish) Queen Esther, and the Persian vizier, Hamam (Book of Esther 7). The embroidery is worked in coloured wools and silks on a linen ground.

National Museums Scotland online catalogue (retrieved 17th December 2016).

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