Crown of The Virgin Mary
sculptor
Unknown
Date19th century
Place MadeBogotá, Colombia, South America
MediumMetal
Dimensions22.9 x 19.7 x 14.6 cm (9 x 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM27w25
eMuseum ID724517
EmbARK ObjectID12623
TMS Source ID1693
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. 243.
ProvenanceNotesPossibly in the collection of a church in Bogotá, Colombia.
Purchased by the surgeon Samuel Jason Mixter (1855-1926) and his wife Wilhelmina Galloupe Mixter (1858-1925) in Cartagena, Colombia.
Gift from Samuel Jason Mixter and Wilhelmina Galloupe Mixter to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 30 December 1923.
Purchased by the surgeon Samuel Jason Mixter (1855-1926) and his wife Wilhelmina Galloupe Mixter (1858-1925) in Cartagena, Colombia.
Gift from Samuel Jason Mixter and Wilhelmina Galloupe Mixter to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 30 December 1923.
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