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maker
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumGilt-shot silk, embroidered with silk yarns and couched silver and gilt yarns
ClassificationsTextile Arts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT18s8.1
eMuseum ID719927
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)037
EmbARK ObjectID22979
TMS Source ID8301
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.
BibliographyNotesAdolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 213, no. 236. (as Italian (?), date about 1600-1700; as a set with museum no. T18s8.1-4)
ProvenanceNotesProbably entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1882.
Unknown
about 1725-1775
