Lion
sculptor
Unknown
Datebefore 1924
Place MadeEurope
MediumGilded wood
Dimensions19 x 28 x 11 cm (7 1/2 x 11 x 4 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS27w559
eMuseum ID728877
EmbARK ObjectID12659
Previous Number1F27w41
Original Numbernone, in F27w41 (I&N)
TMS Source ID1723
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.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898) from the collector Émile Peyre (1828-1904), Paris for 34 francs in 1897, through Fernand Robert, their regular agent in Paris.
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