Fragment from a Tapestry
tapestry weaver
Unknown
Date1550-1600
Place MadeBrussels, Brussels, Belgium, Europe
MediumWool warp (8 yarns per cm); wool and silk wefts
Dimensions134.6 x 48.3 cm (53 x 19 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT18s1
eMuseum ID722345
EmbARK ObjectID13652
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)026
TMS Source ID2546
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. 147. (French or Flemish, about the middle of the 16th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 66-67, no. 12. (as Flemish, probably Brussels, 1550-1600)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 66-67, no. 12. (as Flemish, probably Brussels, 1550-1600)
MarksNotesInscribed (lower outer guard): Brussels mark (this guard band and the upper guard band are possibly original to this tapestry before it was cut but may have been taken from another tapestry)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.
