Object details
Accession number
T17w35
Primary Creator
Italian, Genoa
Full title
Furnishing Fabric with Pattern of Wheat Bouquets and Lanceolate Leaves
Creation Date
late 17th century
Description
formal floral
Provenance
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice or Florence at an unknown date.
Dimensions
43.2 x 35.6 cm (17 x 14 in.)
Display Media
Silk and linen, ciselé voided velvet
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
Short Gallery
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 121-22. (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. 180, no. 150, ill. (as Italian, possibly from Genoa; dated 1700-1725; with dimensions for museum no. T17w11.a)
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