Italian

Border from Dress or Furnishing Fabric with Design of Birds and Floral Sprays, about 1650-1700

Silk tabby embroidered with polychrome silk yarns, 73.7 x 218.4 cm (29 x 86 in.)

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.