Female Saint
sculptor
Unknown
Date19th century
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumPolychromed and gilded wood
Dimensions62.5 cm (24 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS28e8
eMuseum ID726323
Original NumberS28e8-s
EmbARK ObjectID12721
TMS Source ID1783
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. 256. (as probably French, 19th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 179, no. 264. (as French, 19th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 179, no. 264. (as French, 19th century)
ProvenanceNotesThree statuettes of female saints (museum nos. S28e7-9) were purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the collection of Emile Peyre (1828-1904), Paris for 1,346 francs by 15 December 1897, through Fernand Robert, her regular agent in Paris.
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