Hanging or Cover
maker
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeWestern Turkey, Turkey, Middle East
MediumSilk satin with embroidered silk yarns and couched gilt yarns
Dimensions139.7 x 86.3 cm (55 x 34 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT16e24
eMuseum ID724389
EmbARK ObjectID11792
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)220
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)031
TMS Source ID959
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. 114. (as probably Anatolian)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 202, no. 185, ill. (as Turkish, dated 1600-1700)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 202, no. 185, ill. (as Turkish, dated 1600-1700)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Unknown
about 1725-1775
