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(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Torchère
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Torchère

Date14th century - 15th century
Place MadeSpain, Europe
MediumIron
Dimensions146.7 cm (57 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsLighting Devices
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM30s35
eMuseum ID730948
EmbARK ObjectID12881
TMS Source ID1933
Last Updated11/12/24
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. 268.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the collection of Emile Peyre (1828-1904), Paris for 2019 francs in 1897.
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15th century
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19th century
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14th century - 15th century
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before 1924
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18th century
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Unknown
18th century
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18th century
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Carbone, Inc.
about 1920
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16th century
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Unknown
before 1912