Object details
Accession number
T17w19
Primary Creator
Italian
Full title
Hood for a Cope with Pattern of Ribbons, Flowers, and Fruit
Creation Date
about 1700-1725
Description
Floral
Provenance
Probably entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1918.
Dimensions
43.2 x 50.8 cm (17 x 20 in.)
Display Media
Silk compound satin brocaded with silk yarns
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), 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. 114, no. 40, ill. (as Italian or French, dated 1700-1725; as a set with museum no. T18w13)
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