Censer
maker
Unknown
Date18th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumSilver
Dimensions28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM28e24
eMuseum ID730946
EmbARK ObjectID12739
TMS Source ID1800
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. 258.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John Lowell Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898), from Galerie Sangiorgi or "sundry other persons," Italy, March-May 1895 for 350 lire (with two lamps and an incense holder).
