Object details
Object number
T16e5.1
Creator(s)
Italian
Title
Furnishing Border with Floral Design (left panel)
Date
about 1675-1750
Medium
Silk satin with applied metal and silk cloths embroidered with couched gilt cords
Description
Floral
Dimensions
182.2 x 37.1 cm (71 3/4 x 14 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
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. 115. (as possibly Italian)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 214, no. 239. (as dated 1675-1750)
Gallery
Raphael Room
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