Object details
Object number
T3sip1.1.a-x
Creator(s)
Italian
Title
Striped Furnishing Fabric
Date
1780-1790
Medium
Silk, tabby and satin
Description
Stripes
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer A. Clerle, Venice on 25 October 1892 for 1,430 lire. (purchased in a lot of 110 meters)
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
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 186, no. 162, ill. (as French or Italian, dated 1780-1790).
Gallery
Blue Room
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