Object details
Accession number
T26sip44
Primary Creator
Italian
Full title
Hood for a Cope with Floral Pattern and Fringe
Creation Date
about 1675-1750
Description
formal floral
Provenance
Probably entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
Dimensions
52.1 x 63.5 cm (20 1/2 x 25 in.)
Display Media
Voided and ciselé silk velvet
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
Short Gallery
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 134 (as Italian, dated 16th or 18th century; as a set with textiles in Short Gallery case)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 212, no. 205b, ill. (as Italian, dated 1675-1750)
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