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(c) 2015 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Sanctuary Lamp
(c) 2015 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2015 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Sanctuary Lamp

lamp maker
Date18th century - 19th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumBronze
Dimensions116.8 x 33 cm (46 x 13 in.)
ClassificationsLighting Devices
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM24c1
eMuseum ID721494
EmbARK ObjectID11958
Previous Number272
TMS Source ID1108
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on view
Web 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.
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealer Moise dalla Torre & Co., Venice on 25 September 1899, for 250 lire (with a "laterna").
(c) 2015 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
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18th century - 19th century
(c) 2015 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
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18th century - 19th century
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18th century - 19th century
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17th century
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17th century
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early 19th century
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late 18th century
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17th century - 18th century
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19th century
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about 1800