Object details
Object number
T16w5
Creator(s)
Spanish
Title
Furnishing Fabric with Floral Design and Double-headed Eagle Motif
Date
about 1675-1750
Medium
Silk cloth embroidered with polychrome silk yarns, couched metal yarns
Description
Floral, Animals
Dimensions
81 x 49.5 cm (31 7/8 x 19 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1882.
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. 106. (as Spanish, dated 17th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 214, no. 238, ill. (as Holy Roman Empire, dated 1675-1750)
Gallery
Raphael Room
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