Object details
Object number
T17hig72.1-2
Creator(s)
Italian
Title
Sleeved Waistcoat and Breeches with Floral and Coat of Arms Design
Date
about 1878-1890
Medium
Voided and ciselé silk velvet
Additional Dimensions
Waistcoat: 95.25 x 50.8 cm (37 1/2 x 20 in.)
Breeches: 87 x 54.61 cm (34 1/4 x 21 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner and her husband John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898) in Italy in May 1895 for 240 lire.
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. "An Introduction to the Textile Collection at Fenway Court." Fenway Court (1981), p. 13, fig. 8. (as Italian, dated 1878-1895; as with the coat of arms Vincenzo Giocchino (Pope Leo XII, 1878-1903))
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 118, no. 46, ill.
Gallery
Short Gallery
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