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Boar Hunt

tapestry weaver
Date1575-1625
Place MadeBrussels, Brussels, Belgium, Europe
MediumWool warp (5 yarns per cm); wool and silk wefts
Dimensions213.4 x 127 cm (84 x 50 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT22s1
eMuseum ID725781
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)005
EmbARK ObjectID11648
TMS Source ID837
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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 191. (as Dutch or Flemish, late 16th century or early 17th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 78-79, no. 15. (as Flemish, probably Brussels, about 1575-1625)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.