Object details
Object number
T24e1
Creator(s)
Flemish, Flanders
Title
Landscape with Figures
Date
about 1725-1750
Medium
Wool warp (6 yarns per cm); wool and silk wefts
Description
Human figures
Dimensions
284.5 x 302.3 cm (112 x 119 in.)
Provenance
Created from a patchwork of tapestry fragments, probably all cut from a single tapestry.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1904.
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. 196. (as French, 18th century?)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 98-99, no. 21. (as probably Flemish, about 1725-1750)
Gallery
Third Floor Stairhall And Stairway
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