Fragment of an Orphrey
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1525-1550
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumLinen tabby embroidered with silk, gilt, and silver yarns
Dimensions93.3 x 20 cm (36 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsTextile Arts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT20w7.a
eMuseum ID720293
Original NumberT20w7
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)115b
Previous NumberT17w15.2.a
EmbARK ObjectID11847
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)034
TMS Source ID1007
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 134. (as Italian, dated 16th or 18th century; as a set with textiles in Short Gallery cases)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 143, no. 90b, ill. (as Italian, dated 1525-1550)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 143, no. 90b, ill. (as Italian, dated 1525-1550)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer F. Villegas, Rome in 1895 for 2200 lire (as a set with museum no. T17w15.a-b)
