Gift from the architect Edwin Sherrill Dodge (1874-1938) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 11 August 1921.
Dimensions
8.89 x 5.08 cm (3 1/2 x 2 in.)
Display Media
Plain cut silk velvet embroidered with silk yarns and sequins
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
Tapestry Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 170. (as Italian, dated 17th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 214, no. 237. (as Western European, dated about 1675-1725)
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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.
