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Unknown
Datelate 16th century - early 17th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumSilk satin, embroidered
Dimensions63.5 x 228.6 cm (25 x 90 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT6n3
eMuseum ID729149
Alt. No. 4 (Old Cavallo)174A
EmbARK ObjectID11295
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)164A
Textile Database Number343
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)003
TMS Source ID530
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. 46. (as French or Italian)
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Galleria Sangiorgi, Rome for 410 lire on 9 October 1899.
