Set of Eight Leather Panels
maker
Unknown
Date16th century
Place MadeFlorence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
MediumTooled, painted, and gilded leather
Dimensions204.5 x 25.4 cm (80 1/2 x 10 in.)
ClassificationsTextile Arts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU11w1.1-8
eMuseum ID725662
EmbARK ObjectID15206
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)001a
TMS Source ID3808
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. 76. (as Italian, probably 16th century,possibly from a monastery near Florence)
ProvenanceNotesPossibly from a monastery near Florence.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Emilio Costantini in Florence on 6 October 1897 for 320 lire.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Emilio Costantini in Florence on 6 October 1897 for 320 lire.
