Furnishing Fabric
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1675-1725
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumLinen tabby embroidered with polychrome wool and silk yarns
Dimensions47.3 x 55.2 cm (18 5/8 x 21 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsTextile Arts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT18s30
eMuseum ID725512
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)040
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)129A
EmbARK ObjectID13724
TMS Source ID2602
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. 148. (as French or Flemish, dated 17th century)
Rollin van N. Hadley. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 29 (21 Mar. 1965), p. 2.
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 155, no. 106, ill. (as French, dated 1675-1725)
Aurora Daniel, "Henry Davis Sleeper and a Glass Mosaic," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 8 June 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/henry-davis-sleeper-and-glass-mosaic
Rollin van N. Hadley. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 29 (21 Mar. 1965), p. 2.
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 155, no. 106, ill. (as French, dated 1675-1725)
Aurora Daniel, "Henry Davis Sleeper and a Glass Mosaic," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 8 June 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/henry-davis-sleeper-and-glass-mosaic
ProvenanceNotesGift from the interior decorator Henry Davis Sleeper (1878-1934) to Isabella Stewart Gardner at an unknown date.
