Cover or Hanging: Adam and Eve
maker
Unknown
Date1593
Place MadeSwitzerland, Europe
MediumLinen tabby embroidered with polychrome linen yarns
Dimensions193 x 111.8 cm (76 x 44 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT17hig112
eMuseum ID720315
EmbARK ObjectID13720
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)120
Textile Database Number77
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)112
TMS Source ID2599
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.
BibliographyNotesAdolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 150-51, no. 98, ill. (as Swiss, as dated 1593)
MarksNotesInscribed (recto): 1593; Die Schlang die ist listig und wijss Vergunt Adam unnd Eva das Paradiss [The serpent is crafty and wise she grants Adam and Eve their paradise]
Linen stamp (proper left corner in blue stain): indecipherable
Linen stamp (proper left corner in blue stain): indecipherable
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer A. Pickert, Nuremburg on 19 September 1897 for 150 marks.
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