Furnishing Fabric
maker
Unknown
Datelate 17th century
Place MadeGenoa, Liguria, Italy, Europe
MediumCiselé voided silk velvet
ClassificationsTextile Arts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT17w11.a-c
eMuseum ID718237
EmbARK ObjectID11883
Previous NumberT17w11
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)191a-c
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)031
TMS Source ID1041
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. 180, no. 150, ill. (as Italian, probably Genoa; as dated 1700-1725; with dimensions for museum no. T17w11.a)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 180, no. 150, ill. (as Italian, probably Genoa; as dated 1700-1725; with dimensions for museum no. T17w11.a)
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice or Florence at an unknown date.
