Sanctuary Lamp
lamp maker
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumSilver
Dimensions58 x 45 cm (22 13/16 x 17 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsLighting Devices
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM28e20
eMuseum ID725613
EmbARK ObjectID12737
TMS Source ID1798
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. 257.
MarksNotesStamped (on bottom): [Venetian lion's head with palms] / B / C
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner through the American painter and collector Ralph Wormeley Curtis (1854-1922), Venice on 19 December 1885.
