Object details
Accession number
T21e12
Primary Creator
European, Western Europe
Full title
Furnishing Fabric with Armorial Motif
Creation Date
about 1550-1650
Description
Crest
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before 1900.
Dimensions
45.1 x 57.8 cm (17 3/4 x 22 3/4 in.)
Display Media
Cut silk velvet with applied linen tabby embroidered with polychrome silk yarns and gilt yarns; couched silver and gilt yarns
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
Dutch Room
Bibliography
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 213, no. 235. (as Western European, dated about 1550-1650)
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