Object details
Accession number
T17w37.a-b
Primary Creator
Italian, Tuscany
Full title
Fragments of Orphrey with Scenes of the Annunciation
Creation Date
about 1450-1500
Description
Human figures
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer A. Clerle, Venice on 2 October 1894 for 102 lire. (as 15th century)
Dimensions
168.9 x 23.5 cm (66 1/2 x 9 1/4 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
Friedrich Fischback. Die Geschichte der Textilkunst (Frankfurt, 1883), p. 192, no. 113b. (as Italian, dated 14th-15th century)
Raymond Cox. L'Art Décorer les Tissus (Lyon, 1900), p. 15, pl. XLIII, no. 6. (as Italian, dated 16th century)
Isabelle Errera. Catalogue D'Étoffes Ancienne et Modernes Décrites (Brussels, 1927), p. 181, no. 190, ill. (as Italian, dated 15th century)
Otto von Falke. Die Sammlung Dr. Albert Figdor, Wien v. 1 (Vienna, 1930), no. 44, pl. XXI.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 121-122. (as Italian, dated 16th or 18th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 164, no. 121, ill. (as Italian, dated 1450-1500)
Ada H. Logan. Introducing the World of Textiles. Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum II. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1992), p. 32, no. 15.
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