Decanter
maker
Unknown
Datelate 18th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumGilded glass (zwischengoldglass)
Dimensions29 cm (11 7/16 in.) high
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC26n46.a-b
eMuseum ID724479
Previous NumberC26n46
EmbARK ObjectID12298
Original NumberC26n46-s
TMS Source ID1431
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), p. 225. (as probably part of a set with three other decanters, museum nos. C26n56, C26n63, and C26n79; as German, 18th century)
Rollin Hadley. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 7, no. 1 (1 Sep. 1963), p. 2. (as similar to a set of gilded tumblers, museum nos. C26n47.1-8; as Bohemian style, early 19th century)
Ellenor Alcorn et al. The Best of the Decorative Arts. Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum IV. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1992), pp. 28-29, ill. (as probably Italian, Venice, late 18th century; catalogued with gilded tumblers, museum nos. C26n47.1-8)
Rollin Hadley. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 7, no. 1 (1 Sep. 1963), p. 2. (as similar to a set of gilded tumblers, museum nos. C26n47.1-8; as Bohemian style, early 19th century)
Ellenor Alcorn et al. The Best of the Decorative Arts. Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum IV. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1992), pp. 28-29, ill. (as probably Italian, Venice, late 18th century; catalogued with gilded tumblers, museum nos. C26n47.1-8)
MarksNotesThe gold painted frieze on the body presents from left to right as follows: a hunter in dhoti-like trousers carrying a rifle; a pastoral lean-to shelter among stylized trees; three deer capering on a mound. There are two short, foliate sprigs painted in gold on the shoulder, and a third painted onto the back surface of the body.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
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