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(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Motif for Application
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Motif for Application

embroiderer
Date1550-1600
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumSilk satins embroidered with silk and gilt yarns
Dimensions71.1 x 62.2 cm (28 x 24 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsTextile Arts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT27w1
eMuseum ID726319
EmbARK ObjectID12572
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)042
TMS Source ID1650
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on view
Web 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. 254.
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 146, no. 93.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Table Hanging
Unknown
late 18th century - early 19th century
(c) 2019 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
1813-1814
Furnishing Fabric
Unknown
19th century