Object details
Object number
T17hig112
Creator(s)
Swiss
Title
Cover or Hanging: Adam and Eve
Date
1593
Medium
Linen tabby embroidered with polychrome linen yarns
Description
Human figures, Leaves, Animals, Inscription
Dimensions
193 x 111.8 cm (76 x 44 in.)
Additional Dimensions
Selvedge Width: 111.76 cm (44 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed (recto): 1593; Die Schlang die ist listig und wijss Vergunt Adam unnd Eva das Paradiss [The serpent is crafty and wise she grants Adam and Eve their paradise]
Linen stamp (proper left corner in blue stain): indecipherable
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer A. Pickert, Nuremburg on 19 September 1897 for 150 marks.
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. 150-51, no. 98, ill. (as Swiss, as dated 1593)
Gallery
Vatichino
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