Object details
Object number
T22e3
Creator(s)
Flemish, Flanders
Title
Messenger Delivering a Letter
Date
about 1675-1700
Medium
Wool and silk tapestry
Description
Human figures
Dimensions
261.6 x 170.2 cm (103 x 67 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from an unknown dealer in Paris. Entered her collection by about 1897.
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.
Bibliography
Gilbert 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)
Gallery
Second Floor Stairhall And Stairway
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