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(c) 2016 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Vase
(c) 2016 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2016 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Vase

Date18th century
Place MadeChina, East Asia
MediumCloisonné enamel on copper
Dimensions32.5 x 12.5 cm (12 13/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM17e3
eMuseum ID721308
EmbARK ObjectID12101
TMS Source ID1246
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.
BibliographyNotesAmerican Art Association. Catalogue of the Art Collection Formed by the Late Mrs. Mary J. Morgan... (New York, 8 March 1886), p. 103, lot 361. (Ming dynasty (1368-1644))
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 124. (as Chinese, dated 18th century)
ProvenanceNotesIn the collection of Mary Jane Morgan (1823-1885, )the fine and decorative arts collector and second wife of the shipping, railroad and iron magnate Charles Morgan (1795-1878).
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Mary J. Morgan sale at the American Art Galleries of the American Art Association, New York for $160 on 8 May 1886, lot 361.
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