Virgin's Crown
maker
Unknown
Date16th century - 17th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumSilver plated copper with semi-precious stones
Dimensions9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM27w46
eMuseum ID728446
EmbARK ObjectID12669
TMS Source ID1733
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. 240.
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), pp. 99-101, fig. 51.
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 antiques dealers Moisè Dalla Torre and Co., Venice on 1 October 1897 for 100 lire.
