Chair Cover
maker
Unknown
Date1750-1850
Place MadeChina, East Asia
MediumSilk, satin embroidered with satin stitches and silk and gilt yarns
Dimensions160 x 50.8 cm (63 x 20 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberCR4
eMuseum ID727875
EmbARK ObjectID17143
Textile Database Number169
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)222b
Previous NumberNeeds Acc.145
Previous NumberC83
TMS Source ID5444
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.
BibliographyNotesCatalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 6. (as possibly "Embroidered Hangings from the Winter Palace, Pekin")
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 199, no. 182.
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 199, no. 182.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Unknown
about 1725-1775
