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Chair Cover

maker Unknown

Datelate 18th century - early 19th century

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 numberCR5

eMuseum ID727670

Textile Database Number170

Previous NumberC83

Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)222c

EmbARK ObjectID17144

Previous NumberNeeds Acc.145

TMS Source ID5445

Last Updated8/14/24

Status

Not on view

Web 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.

ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.