Object details
Object number
T20w7.a
Creator(s)
Italian
Title
Fragment of an Orphrey with Figures of Saint John the Baptist and Saint Barbara
Date
about 1525-1550
Medium
Linen tabby embroidered with silk, gilt, and silver yarns
Dimensions
93.3 x 20 cm (36 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer F. Villegas, Rome in 1895 for 2200 lire (as a set with museum no. T17w15.a-b)
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. 134. (as Italian, dated 16th or 18th century; as a set with textiles in Short Gallery cases)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 143, no. 90b, ill. (as Italian, dated 1525-1550)
Gallery
Second Floor Passage
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