Furnishing or Garment Fabric
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1500-1550
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumCut voided silk velvet brocaded with silk and gilt yarns
Dimensions27.9 x 61 cm (11 x 24 in.)
ClassificationsTextile Arts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT17w40
eMuseum ID720111
EmbARK ObjectID11980
Alt. No. 4 (Old Cavallo)164
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)007
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)213
TMS Source ID1130
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), pp. 121-22. (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. 257. (as Turkish; dated 1500-1550)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 215, no. 257. (as Turkish; dated 1500-1550)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Emilio Constantini, Florence on 6 October 1897 for 80 lire.
