Cope
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1550-1600
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumSilk and metallic fibers, ciselé voided velvet
Dimensions133.4 x 283.2 cm (52 1/2 x 111 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT16s16
eMuseum ID725704
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)037
EmbARK ObjectID11805
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)047
Textile Database Number568
TMS Source ID970
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. 110. (as Spanish or Italian, dated 16th century)
Ronald Hilton. Handbook of Hispanic Source Materials and Research Organizations in the United States (Stanford, 1956), p. 195.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 6 (7 Oct. 1962), p. 2.
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 114, no. 38, ill. (as Italian, dated 1550-1600)
Rosella Mamoli Zorzi."'Foresti' In Venice in the Second Half of the 19th Century: Their Passion for Paintings, Brocades, and Glass." Atti dell' Instituto Veneto di Scienze, lettre ed arti (Venice, 2016), p. 4.
Ronald Hilton. Handbook of Hispanic Source Materials and Research Organizations in the United States (Stanford, 1956), p. 195.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 6 (7 Oct. 1962), p. 2.
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 114, no. 38, ill. (as Italian, dated 1550-1600)
Rosella Mamoli Zorzi."'Foresti' In Venice in the Second Half of the 19th Century: Their Passion for Paintings, Brocades, and Glass." Atti dell' Instituto Veneto di Scienze, lettre ed arti (Venice, 2016), p. 4.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Consiglio Ricchetti, Venice for 400 lire on 16 May 1896 through the American painter and collector Ralph W. Curtis (1854–1922).
