Furnishing and Garment Fabric
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1450-1500
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumCut silk velvet shot and brocaded with gilt yarn
Dimensions63.8 x 28.9 cm (25 1/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsTextile Arts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT17w10
eMuseum ID718544
EmbARK ObjectID11882
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)028
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)124
Alt. No. 4 (Old Cavallo)162
TMS Source ID1040
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), pp. 121-22. (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. 166, no. 124, ill. (as Italian, dated 1450-1500)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 166, no. 124, ill. (as Italian, dated 1450-1500)
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice or Florence at an unknown date.
