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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Collection of Embroidery by the Monks of Escorial
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Collection of Embroidery by the Monks of Escorial

maker
Dateabout 1888
Place MadeSpain, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions16 x 12.5 x 0.5 cm (6 5/16 x 4 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS.G.RT.FL.2.20
eMuseum ID724554
Previous NumberS.G.R.2.20
EmbARK ObjectID21455
TMS Source ID7783
Last Updated8/31/24
Description12 photos ; 16°
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.
MarksNotesSigned in black ink in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand (final page, top): I.S.Gardner / Escorial- / Wednesday May 16 / 1888-
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in El Escorial, Spain on 16 May 1888.