Torchère
maker
Unknown
Date15th century
Place MadeCatalonia, Spain, Europe
MediumWrought iron
Dimensions137.2 cm (54 in.)
ClassificationsLighting Devices
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM29n1
eMuseum ID719624
EmbARK ObjectID11851
TMS Source ID1010
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.
BibliographyNotesThe American Art Association. Spanish Art Treasures Collected by Herbert P. Weissberger of Madrid, Spain Known as the Almoneda Collection... (New York, 26-30 April 1921), lot 803. (as Catalonian, 15th century)
ProvenanceNotesCollection of Herbert P. Weissberger, Almoneda Collection, Madrid.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Almoneda Collection sale at the American Art Galleries, New York for $60 on 29 April 1921, lot 803 through the American Art Association, the painter Martin Mower (1870-1960) and the art dealer Adam E. Marriman Paff (d. 1932), Durlacher Bros., London.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Almoneda Collection sale at the American Art Galleries, New York for $60 on 29 April 1921, lot 803 through the American Art Association, the painter Martin Mower (1870-1960) and the art dealer Adam E. Marriman Paff (d. 1932), Durlacher Bros., London.
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