Lace Fragment
maker
Unknown
Date16th century
Place MadeBelgium, Europe
MediumNeedle and bobbin lace
Dimensions13.3 x 10.2 cm (5 1/4 x 4 in.)
ClassificationsTextile Arts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT27e41
eMuseum ID727861
Alt. No. 3 (Bain)120
EmbARK ObjectID12511
TMS Source ID1617
Last Updated8/31/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryThis small piece of lace was probably given to Isabella Stewart Gardner by Alfred John Rodwaye, the Honorary Secretary for the Order of the White Rose. It was meant to be a “relic of the most unfortunate & maligned Queen, Marie Stewart,” (also known as Mary Queen of Scots). Gardner was fascinated by the Queen, and erroneously believed herself to be a descendant of the royal Stuart line.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston: 1935), p. 250.
Dakota Jackson, "The Relics of Mary, Queen of Scots," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 26 January 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/relics-mary-queen-scots
Dakota Jackson, "The Relics of Mary, Queen of Scots," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 26 January 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/relics-mary-queen-scots
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
