Furnishing or Garment Fabric with Medallion Motifs
maker
Unknown
Date19th century
Place MadeChina, East Asia
MediumVoided silk velvet
Dimensions177.8 x 58.4 cm (70 x 23 in.)
ClassificationsTextile Arts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT27w58
eMuseum ID725925
EmbARK ObjectID12397
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)200A
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)057
TMS Source ID1522
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.
BibliographyNotes“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 9, no. 45 (10 Jul. 1966), p. 2. (as Chinese, dated probably 19th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 191, no. 169, ill.
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 191, no. 169, ill.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
