Panels of a Silk Velvet Furnishing Fabric from a Wall Hanging Border
maker
Unknown
Date1550-1600
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumSilk velvet, cut; embroidered with couched silk cord and blue silk yarn
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT21e11.1-2
eMuseum ID721813
EmbARK ObjectID15304
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)119B a&b
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)003
Alt. No. 4 (Old Cavallo)118A a&b
TMS Source ID3896
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.
BibliographyNotesAdolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 148, cat. 96.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1900.
Unknown
about 1725-1775
