(c) 2024 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Andiron

maker Unknown

Date15th century

Place MadeFrance, Europe

MediumIron

Dimensionsheight: 66 cm (26 in.)

ClassificationsFurnishings

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberM30e16.1

eMuseum ID727451

EmbARK ObjectID12828

Original NumberM30e16-s

TMS Source ID1884

Last Updated11/28/24

Status

Not on view

Web 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. 263.

ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the collection of Emile Peyre (1828-1904), Paris for 2355 francs on 15 Decemeber 1897, through Fernand Robert, her regular agent in Paris.