Chasuble with Orphrey: Scenes from the Life of Christ
maker
Unknown
Date1375-1425 (remade in 1965)
MediumSilk brocatelle with metallic trim
Dimensions115.2 x 20 cm (45 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsReplacement
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT16s28.r.1965
eMuseum ID725665
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)166d
EmbARK ObjectID46398
TMS Source ID22532
Last Updated9/18/24
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.
BibliographyNotes
Louis de Farcy. La Broderie du Xie siécle jusqu'à nos jours... (Paris, 1890-1900), vol. 1, no. 58, p. 129; vol. 2, pl. 58.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 108. (as style of Venice, early 15th century)
George L. Stout. Treasures from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1969), pp. 124-25, ill. (as Italian, probably Venetian, probably 1420-1440)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 140-41, no. 88. (as early 15th century)
ProvenanceNotesA velvet chasuble (museum no. T16s28) was in the collection of the Spanish painter and museum director José Villegas Cordero (1844-1921), Rome by 1887.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from José Villegas Cordero, Rome for 1,100 lire on about 6 May 1895.
Remade in 1965 by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum with a replacement textile. The orphrey fragments are original.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from José Villegas Cordero, Rome for 1,100 lire on about 6 May 1895.
Remade in 1965 by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum with a replacement textile. The orphrey fragments are original.
