Linen drawnwork lace
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332.7 x 96.5 cm (131 x 38 in.)
Object details
Accession number
T28bai20
Primary Creator
Italian, Sicily
Full title
Lace Altar Frontal
Creation Date
15th century
Description
Geometric, Stripes
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Marks
#20 small fabric label sewn to textile
Dimensions
332.7 x 96.5 cm (131 x 38 in.)
Display Media
Linen drawnwork lace
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
Chapel
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 259.
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 212, no. 215.
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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.
