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(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Frame
(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Frame

Date17th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumVeneered in ebony with inlaid and applied ivory, lapis lazuli, and flint
Dimensions58.4 x 33.7 cm (23 x 13 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF25n11
eMuseum ID721442
EmbARK ObjectID12091
TMS Source ID1239
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.
BibliographyNotesCatalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 18. (as "Renaissance Frame")
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 202-203.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 36 (9 May 1965), p. 2.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealer Jean Pallotti, Florence for 400 lire on 7 October 1886.
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16th century
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late 18th century
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possibly 1700-1800
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late 19th century