Mamluk Shutters
maker
Unknown
Datelate 13th century - early 14th century
Place MadeCairo, Northern Egypt, Egypt, Middle East
MediumGilded wood
Dimensions33.66 x 158.43 cm (13 1/4 x 62 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS7e4.1-2
eMuseum ID723979
EmbARK ObjectID35167
Original NumberS7e4-s; S7e10-s
TMS Source ID18472
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. 53. (as "Modhammedan," 16th century or earlier)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 128-29, no. 60. (as Egyptian, in or near Cairo, late 13th or early 14th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 128-29, no. 60. (as Egyptian, in or near Cairo, late 13th or early 14th century)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner for $150 from an unknown dealer probably in Egypt on 11 June 1909, through the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950).
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