Leather Paper
paper maker
Unknown
Datelate 19th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumStamped tin leaf and varnish on paper
ClassificationsPaper
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU21w62
eMuseum ID724572
EmbARK ObjectID17079
TMS Source ID5387
Last Updated11/21/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryCovered with metal leaf that simulates gold, these sheets are decorated in high relief with European and Japanese patterns. Isabella Gardner used this leather-paper to line the back of the silver cabinet in the Dutch Room. The pale gold patterns provide a subtle contrast to the profusion of silver objects.
BibliographyNotesAlan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), p. 416. (as Japanese, late 19th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 207, n2.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 207, n2.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1902.
