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Date13th century
Place MadeLimoges, Limousin, France, Europe
MediumChamplevé enamel on copper
Dimensions11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsLiturgical Containers
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM27w45
eMuseum ID728432
EmbARK ObjectID12668
TMS Source ID1732
Last Updated10/10/24
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. 240.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 8 (25 Oct. 1964), p. 2.
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), pp. 99-101, fig. 51.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 8 (25 Oct. 1964), p. 2.
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), pp. 99-101, fig. 51.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Theodor Einstein & Co., Munich on 16 August 1897 for 230 marks through her husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898).
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