Garment Fabric
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1550-1600
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumCiselé voided silk velvet
Dimensions57.5 x 32.1 cm (22 5/8 x 12 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsTextile Arts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT17w16
eMuseum ID718201
EmbARK ObjectID11889
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)035
Alt. No. 4 (Old Cavallo)171
TMS Source ID1047
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. 132, ill. (as Italian or Spanish, dated 1600-1625)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 170-71, no. 132, ill. (as Italian or Spanish, dated 1600-1625)
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice or Florence at an unknown date.
