Buckle: Cross of Saint Esprit
maker
Unknown
Datebefore 1924
MediumGold filagree with diamond, ruby, emerald, and sapphire
Dimensions12.1 x 5.7 cm (4 3/4 x 2 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsJewelry
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM18w42
eMuseum ID724208
EmbARK ObjectID12446
Previous Number24F18w22-s
TMS Source ID1567
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.
MarksNotesMarked (reverse): hallmark [indecipherable]
Marked (reverse): "P N" in trangle with symbol of bird and star
Embossed (on box lid, outside): "TIFFANY & CO. UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK. 221 & 221A, REGENT ST. LONDON. AVE. DE L'OPERA 36 BIS, PARIS. GRAND PRIX EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE. 1878 & 1889."
Marked (reverse): "P N" in trangle with symbol of bird and star
Embossed (on box lid, outside): "TIFFANY & CO. UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK. 221 & 221A, REGENT ST. LONDON. AVE. DE L'OPERA 36 BIS, PARIS. GRAND PRIX EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE. 1878 & 1889."
ProvenanceNotesPossibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co., Union Square, New York, after 1889.
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