Object details
Object number
T27n1.a-c
Creator(s)
Italian
Title
Hanging
Date
late 15th century
Medium
Silk, cut voided velvet, shot and brocaded with gilt yarn
Description
Pomegranates
Dimensions
350.5 x 54 cm (138 x 21 1/4 in.)
Additional Dimensions
Selvedge Width: 57.15 cm (22 1/2 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
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 233.
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 214, no. 246.
Gallery
Long Gallery
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