Cushion Cover
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1600-1650
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumSilk satin embroidered with silk yarns, couched gilt and silver yarns and cords
Dimensions51.4 x 54.6 cm (20 1/4 x 21 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT17w23
eMuseum ID717781
Alt. No. 4 (Old Cavallo)123
EmbARK ObjectID11896
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)045
TMS Source ID1054
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. 152, no. 100, ill. (as Italian (?), dated 1600-1650)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 152, no. 100, ill. (as Italian (?), dated 1600-1650)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Emilio Constantini, Rome on 6 October 1897 for 283.50 lire.
Unknown
about 1725-1775
