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Lettercase

maker Margaret Osgood (Boston, 1847 - 1941)

Dateabout 1900

Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America

MediumFragments of a Mandarin coat, silk tapestry with gilt yarn, black dye or pigment

Dimensions34.3 x 26 cm (13 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.)

ClassificationsTextile Arts

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberT3e11

eMuseum ID720070

Alt. No. 4 (Old Cavallo)204

Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)200

Alt. No. 1 (Siple)013

Previous NumberT3e11.1

EmbARK ObjectID11068

TMS Source ID318

Last Updated8/9/24

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. 190, no. 166, ill. (as Chinese, dated 1750-1900)

ProvenanceNotesGift from the writer Margaret Cushing Pearmain Osgood (Mrs. Hamilton Osgood, 1847-1941), to Isabella Stewart Gardner at an unknown date. (as a portfolio cover)