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furniture maker
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Date15th century
Place MadeCastilla y León, Spain, Europe
MediumWrought iron
Dimensions134.5 cm (52 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM28e25
eMuseum ID730239
EmbARK ObjectID12753
TMS Source ID1814
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.
BibliographyNotesThe American Art Association. Spanish Art Treasures Collected by Herbert P. Weissberger of Madrid, Spain Known as the Almoneda Collection... (New York, 26-30 April 1921), lot 816.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 258. (as Castilian, dated 15th century)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 258. (as Castilian, dated 15th century)
ProvenanceNotesCollection of Herbert P. Weissberger, Almoneda Collection, Madrid.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Almoneda Collection sale at the American Art Galleries, New York for $82.50 on 29 April 1921, lot 816 through the American Art Association, the painter Martin Mower (1870-1960) and the art dealer Adam E. Marriman Paff (d. 1932), Durlacher Bros., London.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Almoneda Collection sale at the American Art Galleries, New York for $82.50 on 29 April 1921, lot 816 through the American Art Association, the painter Martin Mower (1870-1960) and the art dealer Adam E. Marriman Paff (d. 1932), Durlacher Bros., London.
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