Hood for a Cope
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1700-1725
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumSilk compound satin brocaded with silk yarns
Dimensions43.2 x 50.8 cm (17 x 20 in.)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT17w19
eMuseum ID718037
Alt. No. 4 (Old Cavallo)052b
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)036
EmbARK ObjectID11892
TMS Source ID1050
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. 114, no. 40, ill. (as Italian or French, dated 1700-1725; as a set with museum no. T18w13)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 114, no. 40, ill. (as Italian or French, dated 1700-1725; as a set with museum no. T18w13)
ProvenanceNotesProbably entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1918.
