Object details
Accession number
T3e11
Primary Creator
Margaret Osgood
(Boston, 1847 - 1941)
Full title
Lettercase
Creation Date
about 1900
Description
Clouds, Waves, Stripes
Provenance
Gift from the writer Margaret Cushing Pearmain Osgood (Mrs. Hamilton Osgood, 1847-1941), to Isabella Stewart Gardner at an unknown date. (as a portfolio cover)
Dimensions
34.3 x 26 cm (13 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.)
Display Media
Fragments of a Mandarin coat, silk tapestry with gilt yarn, black dye or pigment
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
Blue Room
Bibliography
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 190, no. 166, ill. (as Chinese, dated 1750-1900)
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