Fragments of Orphrey
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1450-1500
Place MadeTuscany, Italy, Europe
MediumSilk compound satin with brocatelle effect
Dimensions168.9 x 23.5 cm (66 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT17w37.a-b
eMuseum ID720751
EmbARK ObjectID11977
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)004
Textile Database Number528
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)156
Alt. No. 4 (Old Cavallo)157
TMS Source ID1127
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.
BibliographyNotesFriedrich Fischback. Die Geschichte der Textilkunst (Frankfurt, 1883), p. 192, no. 113b. (as Italian, dated 14th-15th century)
Raymond Cox. L'Art Décorer les Tissus (Lyon, 1900), p. 15, pl. XLIII, no. 6. (as Italian, dated 16th century)
Isabelle Errera. Catalogue D'Étoffes Ancienne et Modernes Décrites (Brussels, 1927), p. 181, no. 190, ill. (as Italian, dated 15th century)
Otto von Falke. Die Sammlung Dr. Albert Figdor, Wien v. 1 (Vienna, 1930), no. 44, pl. XXI.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 121-122. (as Italian, dated 16th or 18th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 164, no. 121, ill. (as Italian, dated 1450-1500)
Ada H. Logan. Introducing the World of Textiles. Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum II. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1992), p. 32, no. 15.
Raymond Cox. L'Art Décorer les Tissus (Lyon, 1900), p. 15, pl. XLIII, no. 6. (as Italian, dated 16th century)
Isabelle Errera. Catalogue D'Étoffes Ancienne et Modernes Décrites (Brussels, 1927), p. 181, no. 190, ill. (as Italian, dated 15th century)
Otto von Falke. Die Sammlung Dr. Albert Figdor, Wien v. 1 (Vienna, 1930), no. 44, pl. XXI.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 121-122. (as Italian, dated 16th or 18th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 164, no. 121, ill. (as Italian, dated 1450-1500)
Ada H. Logan. Introducing the World of Textiles. Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum II. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1992), p. 32, no. 15.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer A. Clerle, Venice on 2 October 1894 for 102 lire. (as 15th century)
