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(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Medallion
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Medallion

Dateabout 1600-1650
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumLinen tabby embroidered with polychrome silk yarns, couched gilt yarns
Dimensions19.4 x 16.5 cm (7 5/8 x 6 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT18s9
eMuseum ID725464
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)125
EmbARK ObjectID13721
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)034
TMS Source ID2600
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on view
Web 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), p. 152, no. 101, ill. (as Italian, dated 1600-1650)

ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
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Unknown
about 1550-1600
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about 1675-1750
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1500-1525
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about 1600-1650
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17th century