Object details
Object number
T16e8
Creator(s)
Italian
Title
Apparel for Vestment with Ecclesiastical Figures
Date
about 1550-1600
Medium
Silk velvet and linen tabby embroidered with polychrome silk and gilt yarns
Dimensions
45.7 x 109.2 cm (18 x 43 in.)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1900.
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. 116. (as Italian, dated 17th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 148, no. 95, ill. (as probably Italian, dated 1550-1600)
Gallery
Raphael Room
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