Object details
Accession number
T17w36
Primary Creator
Italian, Tuscany
Full title
Fragment of Orphrey with Scenes of the Assumption of the Virgin
Creation Date
about 1450-1500
Description
Human figures
Provenance
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice or Florence at an unknown date.
Dimensions
48.3 x 63.5 cm (19 x 25 in.)
Display Media
Silk compound satin with brocatelle effect
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. 164, no. 122, ill. (as Italian, Tuscany; dated 1450-1500)
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