Table Cover
maker
Isabella Stewart Gardner
(New York, 1840 - 1924, Boston)
Date19th century
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumLinen with crochet work on one edge
Dimensions105.4 x 87 cm (41 1/2 x 34 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT28w1
eMuseum ID729174
EmbARK ObjectID12779
TMS Source ID1840
Last Updated8/9/24
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.
BibliographyNotesAdolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 215, no. 261. (as by Isabella Stewart Gardner)
Ada H. Logan. Introducing the World of Textiles. Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum II. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1992), p. 25, ill. (as by Isabella Stewart Gardner, late 19th or early 20th century)
Hilliard Goldfarb and Susan Sinclair. Isabella Stewart Gardner: Woman and the Myth. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1994), p. 35, no. 11. (as American, 19th century; the crochet work and pattern as by Isabella Stewart Gardner)
Diana Seave Greenwald, "The Original Isabella Stewart," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 4 May 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/original-isabella-stewart
Adrienne Chaparro, "Remembering Isabella: Her Yearly Memorial Service," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 12 April 2022, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/remembering-isabella-her-yearly-memorial-service
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), pp.138-139, fig. 78. (as crocheted by Isabella)
Ada H. Logan. Introducing the World of Textiles. Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum II. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1992), p. 25, ill. (as by Isabella Stewart Gardner, late 19th or early 20th century)
Hilliard Goldfarb and Susan Sinclair. Isabella Stewart Gardner: Woman and the Myth. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1994), p. 35, no. 11. (as American, 19th century; the crochet work and pattern as by Isabella Stewart Gardner)
Diana Seave Greenwald, "The Original Isabella Stewart," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 4 May 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/original-isabella-stewart
Adrienne Chaparro, "Remembering Isabella: Her Yearly Memorial Service," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 12 April 2022, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/remembering-isabella-her-yearly-memorial-service
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), pp.138-139, fig. 78. (as crocheted by Isabella)
MarksNotesCrocheted (along one edge): isabella
