Furnishing Fabric
maker
Unknown
Datelate 17th century
Place MadeGenoa, Liguria, Italy, Europe
MediumCiselé voided silk velvet
Dimensions101.6 x 45.7 cm (40 x 18 in.)
ClassificationsTextile Arts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT17w30
eMuseum ID717117
EmbARK ObjectID11922
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)023
Alt. No. 4 (Old Cavallo)179
Previous NumberT17w11.d
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)190
TMS Source ID1075
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. 215, no. 254, ill. (as Italian, probably Genoa; dated 1700-1725)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 215, no. 254, ill. (as Italian, probably Genoa; dated 1700-1725)
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice or Florence at an unknown date.
