Object details
Accession number
CR29
Primary Creator
Japanese
Full title
Frontal for an Altar Table
Creation Date
1750-1805
Description
Leaves, Floral, Birds
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Dimensions
261.6 x 149.9 cm (103 x 59 in.)
Display Media
Silk, compound satin brocaded with silk and gilt paper 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
Chinese Room
Bibliography
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 190, no. 165.
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