Object details
Accession number
T15e12
Primary Creator
Italian
Full title
Motif for Application with Armorial Shield
Creation Date
possibly 1700-1800
Description
Armorial motifs
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
Dimensions
78.7 x 59.7 cm (31 x 23 1/2 in.)
Display Media
Silk tabby applied on silk tabby embroidered with silk and metal yarns
Web Commentary
Isabella 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.
Permanent Gallery Location
Early Italian Room
Bibliography
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 158-59, no. 115, ill. (as Italian, dated possibly 1700-1800)
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