Furnishing and Garment Fabric
maker
Unknown
Date1450-1500
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumSilk, cut voided velvet, shot and brocaded with gilt yarn
Dimensions40.3 x 58.4 cm (15 7/8 x 23 in.)
ClassificationsTextile Arts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT27w78
eMuseum ID724550
EmbARK ObjectID12435
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)003
Original NumberT27w78-s
TMS Source ID1558
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. 233.
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 214, no. 247
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 214, no. 247
MarksNotesInscribed in ink (on note found pinned to the fabric): Villegas / 3000
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
