Pleasures of Winter
tapestry weaver
Unknown
Dateabout 1675-1700
Place MadeFlanders, Belgium, Europe
MediumWool and silk tapestry
Dimensions261.6 x 188 cm (103 x 74 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT14e4
eMuseum ID725752
EmbARK ObjectID11649
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)002
TMS Source ID838
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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 86. (as Flemish, probably 18th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 92-93, no. 18. (as probably Flemish, about 1675-1700)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 92-93, no. 18. (as probably Flemish, about 1675-1700)
ProvenanceNotesSaid to have been purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner and her husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898), from a Mexican collection, probably a collection sold at the auction house Leonard & Co., Boston in 1870.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by about 1897.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by about 1897.
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