Object details
Object number
T18s1
Creator(s)
Flemish, Brussels
Title
Fragment from the Side Border of a Tapestry
Date
1550-1600
Medium
Wool warp (8 yarns per cm); wool and silk wefts
Dimensions
134.6 x 48.3 cm (53 x 19 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed (lower outer guard): Brussels mark (this guard band and the upper guard band are possibly original to this tapestry before it was cut but may have been taken from another tapestry)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.
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
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 147. (French or Flemish, about the middle of the 16th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 66-67, no. 12. (as Flemish, probably Brussels, 1550-1600)
Gallery
Little Salon
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