Hispano-Moresque Plate
maker
Unknown
Dateearly 18th century
Place MadeValencia, Spain, Europe
MediumMetallic luster pigments and a cream slip ground on buff colored clay
Dimensions37 x 10 cm (14 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC17e22
eMuseum ID722889
EmbARK ObjectID12205
TMS Source ID1339
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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 126-27. (as Hispano-Moresque, probably 17th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 122-23, no. 57. (as Spanish (Valencia), early 18th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 122-23, no. 57. (as Spanish (Valencia), early 18th century)
MarksNotesInscribed (in three places around the plate's rim): an unidentified pottery mark (illustrated in Horioka, p. 123)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
