Watch Fob and Seal: Charles I
maker
Unknown
Date18th century
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumBronze
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM27e817
eMuseum ID727896
EmbARK ObjectID12513
Original Numbernone, right of T27e41 (I&N)
TMS Source ID1619
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.
BibliographyNotesDakota Jackson, "The Relics of Mary, Queen of Scots," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 26 January 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/relics-mary-queen-scots
MarksNotesMarked (seal side 1): Charles I, inscribed ROYAL MARTYR [Charles I (1600-1649), King of Great Britian and Ireland]
Marked (seal side 2): Clasped hands with flame, inscribed FIDE ET AMORE [with faith and love]
Marked (seal side 3): Cupid inscribed AV. PLVS FIDELE [the most loved]
Marked (seal side 2): Clasped hands with flame, inscribed FIDE ET AMORE [with faith and love]
Marked (seal side 3): Cupid inscribed AV. PLVS FIDELE [the most loved]
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer Charles Rafard, Paris on 9 May 1892 for 60 francs.
