Cope
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1700-1725
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumSilk compound tabby brocaded with polychrome silk yarns
Dimensions144.8 x 281.9 cm (57 x 111 in.)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT3s24
eMuseum ID717037
EmbARK ObjectID11091
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)051
Alt. No. 4 (Old Cavallo)051
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)015
TMS Source ID338
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. 30. (as French or Italian, dated 18th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 114, no. 39. (as dated 1700-1725)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 114, no. 39. (as dated 1700-1725)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from A. Clerle, Venice on 18 September 1894 for 180 lire.
