Object details
Accession number
T18e28
Primary Creator
Italian
Full title
Valance with Island Silk Pattern
Creation Date
about 1730-1740
Description
Floral
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Dimensions
119.4 x 77.5 cm (47 x 30 1/2 in.)
Display Media
Silk compound satin brocaded with polychrome silk and silver or gilt yarns
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
Little Salon
Bibliography
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 184, no. 156, ill. (as French or Italian, dated 1730-1740)
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