Apparel for Vestment
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1550-1600
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumSilk velvet and linen tabby embroidered with polychrome silk and gilt yarns
Dimensions45.7 x 109.2 cm (18 x 43 in.)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT16e8
eMuseum ID724836
EmbARK ObjectID11781
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)119Aa+b
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)024
TMS Source ID948
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. 116. (as Italian, dated 17th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 148, no. 95, ill. (as probably Italian, dated 1550-1600)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 148, no. 95, ill. (as probably Italian, dated 1550-1600)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1900.
Unknown
about 1725-1775
