Messenger Delivering a Letter
tapestry weaver
Unknown
Dateabout 1675-1700
Place MadeFlanders, Belgium, Europe
MediumWool and silk tapestry
Dimensions261.6 x 170.2 cm (103 x 67 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT22e3
eMuseum ID725658
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)003
EmbARK ObjectID11656
TMS Source ID845
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. 193. (as probably Flemish, 18th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 94-95, no. 19. (as Flemish or French, 1675-1700)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 94-95, no. 19. (as Flemish or French, 1675-1700)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from an unknown dealer in Paris. Entered her collection by about 1897.
