Hood for a Cope
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1675-1750
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumVoided and ciselé silk velvet
Dimensions52.1 x 63.5 cm (20 1/2 x 25 in.)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT26sip44
eMuseum ID723711
Other NumberT17w44
EmbARK ObjectID13789
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)049b
Previous NumberT26w4.b
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)044
TMS Source ID2646
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. 134 (as Italian, dated 16th or 18th century; as a set with textiles in Short Gallery case)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 212, no. 205b, ill. (as Italian, dated 1675-1750)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 212, no. 205b, ill. (as Italian, dated 1675-1750)
ProvenanceNotesProbably entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
