Wine Pitcher
maker
Unknown
Datemid 19th century
Place MadeChina, East Asia
MediumPewter
Dimensions14.3 x 6 cm (5 5/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM17e52
eMuseum ID721242
EmbARK ObjectID12103
Previous Number1M17e4
TMS Source ID1248
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.
BibliographyNotesLeonard & Co. Catalogue of the Rare Objects in Wood, Pewter and Brass Illustrating the Art of Old Japan to be sold at unrestricted public sale by order of Mr. Bunkio Matsuki (Boston, 9-11 November 1903), p. 14, lot 97. (dated 1750)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 41 (9 Jun. 1963), p. 2. (as Chinese, dated 19th century)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 41 (9 Jun. 1963), p. 2. (as Chinese, dated 19th century)
MarksNotesInscribed on self-adhesive tag (base): "6292/", "# 17" [dealer marks?]
Inscribed in red (base): [indecipherable]
Inscribed in red (base): [indecipherable]
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Japanese art dealer Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston through the auctioneers Leonard & Co. at Copley Hall, Boston for $25 on 9 November 1903, lot 97.
