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Sanctuary Lamp

lamp maker Unknown

Date18th century - 19th century

Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

MediumBronze

ClassificationsLighting Devices

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberM28n2.1

eMuseum ID726801

EmbARK ObjectID12701

Original Numbernone, front (I&N)

Previous Number278.1

TMS Source ID1764

Last Updated8/14/24

Status

Not on view

Web 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 from the antiques dealer Moise dalla Torre & Co., Venice on 20 September 1899 for 350 lire (for two lamps).