Dolphin Candlestick
maker
Unknown
Date18th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumGlass
ClassificationsLighting Devices
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC25n16
eMuseum ID720233
EmbARK ObjectID12120
TMS Source ID1262
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.
BibliographyNotesRosella Mamoli Zorzi."'Foresti' In Venice in the Second Half of the 19th Century: Their Passion for Paintings, Brocades, and Glass." Atti dell' Instituto Veneto di Scienze, lettre ed arti (Venice, 2016), p. 8.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
