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  • Esther before Ahasuerus

    Esther before Ahasuerus

    Artemisia Gentileschi (Italian, Rome 1593–1651/53 Naples)

    Accession Number: 69.281

  • The Story of Esther

    The Story of Esther

    Marco del Buono Giamberti (Italian, Florence 1402–1489 Florence)

    Accession Number: 18.117.2

  • Queen Esther Approaching the Palace of Ahasuerus

    Queen Esther Approaching the Palace of Ahasuerus

    Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée) (French, Chamagne 1604/5?–1682 Rome)

    Date: 1658
    Accession Number: 1997.156

  • Esther and Mordecai before King Ahasuerus (Esther 8:1- 12)

    Esther and Mordecai before King Ahasuerus (Esther 8:1- 12)

    Giovanni de' Vecchi (Italian, Borgo Sansepolcro 1536/37–1615 Rome)

    Date: 1536/7–1615
    Accession Number: 69.126.3

  • The Triumph of Mordecai

    The Triumph of Mordecai

    Jean François de Troy (French, Paris 1679–1752 Rome)

    Date: ca. 1736
    Accession Number: 07.225.285

  • Darning sampler

    Darning sampler

    Esther Smith

    Date: 1814
    Accession Number: 57.122.49

  • Cap

    Cap

    Mrs. Esther A. Klepper

    Date: ca. 1943
    Accession Number: C.I.46.71.1

  • Hat

    Hat

    Mrs. Esther A. Klepper

    Date: 1926
    Accession Number: C.I.44.24.1

  • Snood

    Snood

    Mrs. Esther A. Klepper

    Date: 1936
    Accession Number: C.I.44.24.3

  • Hat

    Hat

    Mrs. Esther A. Klepper

    Date: 1937
    Accession Number: C.I.44.24.4

  • Hat

    Hat

    Mrs. Esther A. Klepper

    Date: 1939
    Accession Number: C.I.44.24.7a, b

  • Pillbox hat

    Pillbox hat

    Mrs. Esther A. Klepper

    Date: 1943
    Accession Number: C.I.45.119.3

  • Hat

    Hat

    Hattie Carnegie, Inc. (American)

    Date: 1946
    Accession Number: C.I.46.71.5

  • Hat

    Hat

    Hattie Carnegie, Inc. (American)

    Date: 1944
    Accession Number: C.I.46.71.7

  • Hat

    Hat

    Mrs. Esther A. Klepper

    Date: 1923
    Accession Number: C.I.52.3.2

  • Hat

    Hat

    Hattie Carnegie, Inc. (American)

    Date: early 1950s
    Accession Number: 1977.282

  • Accessory set

    Accessory set

    Esther Dorothy

    Date: 1970
    Accession Number: 1987.132.3a, b

  • Hat

    Hat

    Hattie Carnegie, Inc. (American)

    Date: 1945
    Accession Number: C.I.46.71.2

  • Hat

    Hat

    Hattie Carnegie, Inc. (American)

    Date: 1945
    Accession Number: C.I.46.71.3

  • Evening hat

    Evening hat

    Mrs. Esther A. Klepper

    Date: 1943
    Accession Number: C.I.45.119.1

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  • Esther before Ahasuerus
    Esther before Ahasuerus

    Artemisia Gentileschi (Italian, Rome 1593–1651/53 Naples)

    Accession Number: 69.281

  • The Story of Esther
    The Story of Esther

    Marco del Buono Giamberti (Italian, Florence 1402–1489 Florence)

    Accession Number: 18.117.2

  • Queen Esther Approaching the Palace of Ahasuerus
    Queen Esther Approaching the Palace of Ahasuerus

    Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée) (French, Chamagne 1604/5?–1682 Rome)

    Date: 1658
    Accession Number: 1997.156

  • Esther and Mordecai before King Ahasuerus (Esther 8:1- 12)
    Esther and Mordecai before King Ahasuerus (Esther 8:1- 12)

    Giovanni de' Vecchi (Italian, Borgo Sansepolcro 1536/37–1615 Rome)

    Date: 1536/7–1615
    Accession Number: 69.126.3

  • The Triumph of Mordecai
    The Triumph of Mordecai

    Jean François de Troy (French, Paris 1679–1752 Rome)

    Date: ca. 1736
    Accession Number: 07.225.285

  • Darning sampler
    Darning sampler

    Esther Smith

    Date: 1814
    Accession Number: 57.122.49

  • Cap
    Cap

    Mrs. Esther A. Klepper

    Date: ca. 1943
    Accession Number: C.I.46.71.1

  • Hat
    Hat

    Mrs. Esther A. Klepper

    Date: 1926
    Accession Number: C.I.44.24.1

  • Snood
    Snood

    Mrs. Esther A. Klepper

    Date: 1936
    Accession Number: C.I.44.24.3

  • Hat
    Hat

    Mrs. Esther A. Klepper

    Date: 1937
    Accession Number: C.I.44.24.4

  • Hat
    Hat

    Mrs. Esther A. Klepper

    Date: 1939
    Accession Number: C.I.44.24.7a, b

  • Pillbox hat
    Pillbox hat

    Mrs. Esther A. Klepper

    Date: 1943
    Accession Number: C.I.45.119.3

  • Hat
    Hat

    Hattie Carnegie, Inc. (American)

    Date: 1946
    Accession Number: C.I.46.71.5

  • Hat
    Hat

    Hattie Carnegie, Inc. (American)

    Date: 1944
    Accession Number: C.I.46.71.7

  • Hat
    Hat

    Mrs. Esther A. Klepper

    Date: 1923
    Accession Number: C.I.52.3.2

  • Hat
    Hat

    Hattie Carnegie, Inc. (American)

    Date: early 1950s
    Accession Number: 1977.282

  • Accessory set
    Accessory set

    Esther Dorothy

    Date: 1970
    Accession Number: 1987.132.3a, b

  • Hat
    Hat

    Hattie Carnegie, Inc. (American)

    Date: 1945
    Accession Number: C.I.46.71.2

  • Hat
    Hat

    Hattie Carnegie, Inc. (American)

    Date: 1945
    Accession Number: C.I.46.71.3

  • Evening hat
    Evening hat

    Mrs. Esther A. Klepper

    Date: 1943
    Accession Number: C.I.45.119.1

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