Object details
Object number
CR4
Creator(s)
Chinese
Title
Chair Cover
Date
1750-1850
Medium
Silk, satin embroidered with satin stitches and silk and gilt yarns
Description
Birds, Floral, Animals
Dimensions
160 x 50.8 cm (63 x 20 in.)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
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
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 6. (as possibly "Embroidered Hangings from the Winter Palace, Pekin")
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 199, no. 182.
Gallery
Chinese Room
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