Object details
Accession number
T30s26
Primary Creator
Italian
Full title
Garment Fabric with Pattern of Alternating Bouquets in Ogives
Creation Date
about 1550-1600
Description
floral ogive
Provenance
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice or Florence at an unknown date.
Dimensions
274.3 x 106.7 cm (108 x 42 in.)
Display Media
Ciselé voided silk velvet shot with gilt yarn
Dimension Notes
Vertical Repeat: 21.59 cm (8 1/2 in.)
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
Gothic Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 267-68. (as Italian, dated 16th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 170-71, no. 130, ill. (as Italian or Spanish, dated 1550-1600; describes object of same lot of fabric, museum no. T17w5)
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