Garment Fabric
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1550-1600
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumCiselé voided silk velvet shot with gilt yarns
Dimensions86.4 x 238.8 cm (34 x 94 in.)
ClassificationsTextile Arts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT17w5
eMuseum ID718655
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)024
Alt. No. 4 (Old Cavallo)167a
EmbARK ObjectID11877
TMS Source ID1035
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), pp. 170-71, no. 130, ill. (as Italian or Spanish, dated 1550-1600)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 170-71, no. 130, ill. (as Italian or Spanish, dated 1550-1600)
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice or Florence at an unknown date.
