Object details
Object number
T15w6.a-b
Creator(s)
Chinese
Title
Fragments of Skirt with Floral, Fruit, and Animal Motifs
Date
about 1850-1900
Medium
Silk cut and voided velvet
Description
Animals, Floral
Dimensions
Not Recorded: 35 x 58 1/2 in. (88.9 x 148.6 cm)
Additional Dimensions
Left panels: 89.22 x 148.27 cm (35 1/8 x 58 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
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), pp. 204-05, no. 192, ill. (as Chinese, dated 1850-1900)
Gallery
Early Italian Room
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