Set of Four Doors
maker
Unknown
Datelate 19th century
Place MadeChina, East Asia
MediumCarved wood with gold leaf and red lacquer
Dimensions375.9 x 62.2 cm (148 x 24 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS29e1.1-4
eMuseum ID719962
Previous NumberS29e1-sab
Previous NumberS29e1.a-b
Previous NumberS29n2.1-b
EmbARK ObjectID11850
Original NumberS29e1-s; S29n2-s
TMS Source ID1009
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella 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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 261. (as Chinese, late 19th century)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by the artist Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950) in China, about 1909-1910.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Joseph Lindon Smith on 25 February 1911 for $400. (with the doors in the Second Floor Passage, S20n1.1-2)
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Joseph Lindon Smith on 25 February 1911 for $400. (with the doors in the Second Floor Passage, S20n1.1-2)
