Cover or Hanging
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1780-1800
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumSilk twill embroidered with polychrome silk chenille yarns, adhered to linen tabby, applications of brown silk gauze
Dimensions42.2 x 118.1 cm (16 5/8 x 46 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT2s2
eMuseum ID728851
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)148b
Textile Database Number930
Previous NumberT2w2
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)002
EmbARK ObjectID13074
TMS Source ID2085
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. 24 (as French, dated early 19th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 158-59, no. 116, ill. (as French, dated 1780-1800)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 158-59, no. 116, ill. (as French, dated 1780-1800)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1891.
Unknown
about 1725-1775
