Field of Flowers
tapestry weaver
Unknown
Date1475-1550
Place MadeFlanders, Belgium, Europe
MediumWool warp (5 yarns per cm.), wool and silk wefts
Dimensions91.4 x 124.5 cm (36 x 49 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT30n10
eMuseum ID722677
EmbARK ObjectID13648
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)015
TMS Source ID2542
Last Updated11/14/24
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. 275. (as probably Flemish, early 16th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 32-33, no. 4. (as Flemish, 1475-1550)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 32-33, no. 4. (as Flemish, 1475-1550)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer Julius Böhler, Munich for 280 marks on 17 August 1897, through the Austrian conductor Wilhelm Gericke (1845-1925).
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