Chasuble Front
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1725-1740
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumSilk tabby brocaded with polychrome silk and silver yarns
Dimensions77.5 x 67.3 cm (30 1/2 x 26 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT16com79
eMuseum ID724719
EmbARK ObjectID13753
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)194D & b
Previous NumberT16sip79
Alt. No. 4 (Old Cavallo)191 A
Textile Database Number317
TMS Source ID2621
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), p. 183, no. 155, ill. (as French or Italian, dated 1730-1740)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.
