Object details
Object number
T2w1
Creator(s)
Italian
Title
Border from Dress or Furnishing Fabric with Design of Birds and Floral Sprays
Date
about 1650-1700
Medium
Silk tabby embroidered with polychrome silk yarns
Dimensions
73.7 x 218.4 cm (29 x 86 in.)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
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
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 1. (as Italian)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 24. (as Italian, dated 17th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 153, no. 103. (as Italian, dated 1650-1700)
Gallery
Main Entrance Passage And Lobby
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