Object details

Object number

S.G.S.1.16

Creator(s)

• Alfred De Champeaux (Bourges, 1833 - 1903) - author
• Mrs. Richard Forster Sketchely (active England, 19th century) - translator
• Chapman & Hall (established London, 1830) - publisher
• Charles Dickens And Evans, Crystal Palace Press (active London, late 19th century) - printer

Title

South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks: Tapestry

Date

1887

Medium

Printed ink on paper

Language

English

Publication Place

London

Binding Description

dark green textile flexible binding, gilded title on front cover and spine, black embossed design on cover

Description

vi p., 1 l., 78 p. fold. front., illus., pl. 20 cm.

Dimensions

20 x 13.5 x 1 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/16 x 3/8 in.)

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Inscribed in pencil (on front flyleaf, top right) S.G. Sec.
Inscribed in pencil in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand (on pg. 46, bottom center): x Three sets of tapestries from his / collection are at Fenway Court Boston

Provenance

Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection after 1887.

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.

Gallery

Short Gallery

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