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(c) 2016 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Valance
(c) 2016 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2016 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Valance

Dateabout 1730-1740
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumSilk compound satin brocaded with polychrome silk and silver or gilt yarns
Dimensions119.4 x 77.5 cm (47 x 30 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT18e28
eMuseum ID724696
EmbARK ObjectID13754
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)019
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)149F
TMS Source ID2622
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. 184, no. 156, ill. (as French or Italian, dated 1730-1740)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
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