Garment Fabric
maker
Unknown
Date1500-1750
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumSilk, cut pile-on-pile velvet
DimensionsT17w27.a (front): 25 x 21 in. (63.5 x 53.3 cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT17w27.a-b
eMuseum ID717196
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)126
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)041
EmbARK ObjectID11916
Alt. No. 4 (Old Cavallo)164 a & 164 b
TMS Source ID1069
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)
Rollin van N. Hadley. Museums Discovered: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1981), pp. 182-83, ill. (as Italian, Venice, 1500-1750?)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 168-69, no. 126. (as Italian, Venice, 1500-1750?)
Rollin van N. Hadley. Museums Discovered: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1981), pp. 182-83, ill. (as Italian, Venice, 1500-1750?)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 168-69, no. 126. (as Italian, Venice, 1500-1750?)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner, possibly in Florence or Venice, probably by 1903.
