Object details
Object number
T17w13
Creator(s)
Italian
Title
Garment Fabric with Pattern of Trefoils, Cinquefoils, and Hearts
Date
about 1600-1625
Medium
Ciselé voided silk velvet
Description
Floral
Dimensions
100 x 49.2 cm (39 3/8 x 19 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice or Florence at an unknown date.
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), 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), pp. 170-71, no. 133, ill. (as Italian or Spanish, dated 1600-1625)
Gallery
Short Gallery
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