The Landlord and the Woodcutters
tapestry weaver
Unknown
Date1510-1520
Place MadeTournai, Wallonia, Belgium, Europe
MediumWool warp (5 yarns per cm); wool and silk wefts
Dimensions335.3 x 332.7 cm (132 x 131 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT30w4
eMuseum ID730574
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)5
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)009
EmbARK ObjectID12889
TMS Source ID1939
Last Updated11/13/24
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.
BibliographyNotesMorris Carter. Isabella Stewart Gardner and Fenway Court (Boston, 1925; Reprint, Boston, 1972), p. 126. ("described as 'Tapisserie gothique du XVe siècle'")
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 270. (as Franco-Flemish, probably woven at Tournai, 16th century)
Jean-Paul Asselberghs. Les tapisseries flamandes aux Etats-Unis d'Amérique (Brussels, 1974), p. 12, fig. 1. (as attributed to a Tournai workshop, beginning of the 16th century; the composition derived from a Works of the Virgin tapestry now housed in the Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen, 1450-1475)
Adolph S. Cavallo. "An Introduction to the Textile Collection at Fenway Court." Fenway Court (1981), pp. 6-17, fig. 2. (as Flemish, 1st half of the 16th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 34-36, no. 5. (Flemish, probably Tournai, about 1510-1520)
Kathy Francis, Tess Fredette, et al. "Tapestries on long-term view at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: a synthesis of treatment options’ in Frances Lennard et al. (eds.). Tapestry Conservation: Principles and Practice (Oxford, 2006), pp. 163-70. (as Flemish, probably Tournai, 1510-1520)
Sotheby's. Haute Epoque (London, 29 October 2008), lot 46. (the Gardner tapestry is compared to the tapestry for sale; as probably Tournai, early 16th century)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 270. (as Franco-Flemish, probably woven at Tournai, 16th century)
Jean-Paul Asselberghs. Les tapisseries flamandes aux Etats-Unis d'Amérique (Brussels, 1974), p. 12, fig. 1. (as attributed to a Tournai workshop, beginning of the 16th century; the composition derived from a Works of the Virgin tapestry now housed in the Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen, 1450-1475)
Adolph S. Cavallo. "An Introduction to the Textile Collection at Fenway Court." Fenway Court (1981), pp. 6-17, fig. 2. (as Flemish, 1st half of the 16th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 34-36, no. 5. (Flemish, probably Tournai, about 1510-1520)
Kathy Francis, Tess Fredette, et al. "Tapestries on long-term view at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: a synthesis of treatment options’ in Frances Lennard et al. (eds.). Tapestry Conservation: Principles and Practice (Oxford, 2006), pp. 163-70. (as Flemish, probably Tournai, 1510-1520)
Sotheby's. Haute Epoque (London, 29 October 2008), lot 46. (the Gardner tapestry is compared to the tapestry for sale; as probably Tournai, early 16th century)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner (as a work called "Poetry") from the exporter Charles H. Rafard, Paris on 9 May 1892 for 5,000 francs, through Fernand Robert her regular agent in Paris.
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