Cushion
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1750-1775
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumCut voided silk velvet shot with silver or gilt yarn
Dimensions58.4 x 19.1 cm (23 x 7 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT17w43
eMuseum ID720164
Textile Database Number534
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)010
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)195
EmbARK ObjectID11983
Alt. No. 4 (Old Cavallo)188
TMS Source ID1133
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 case)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 184, no. 157, ill. (as French or Italian, dated 1750-1775)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 184, no. 157, ill. (as French or Italian, dated 1750-1775)
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice or Florence at an unknown date.
Unknown
about 1725-1775
