Pair of Candelabra
maker
Unknown
Date15th century
Place MadeSpain, Europe
MediumWrought iron
Dimensions157.48 cm (62 in.) high
ClassificationsLighting Devices
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM30s15.1-2
eMuseum ID719197
Original NumberM30s15-s, M30s36-s
EmbARK ObjectID38534
TMS Source ID19963
Last Updated11/12/24
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. 268. (as 16th century Spanish)
Ronald Hilton. Handbook of Hispanic Source Materials and Research Organizations in the United States (Stanford, California, 1956), p. 196. (as Spanish, 15th century)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 6 (7 Oct. 1962), p. 2. (as possibly French, 14th century-15th century)
Ronald Hilton. Handbook of Hispanic Source Materials and Research Organizations in the United States (Stanford, California, 1956), p. 196. (as Spanish, 15th century)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 6 (7 Oct. 1962), p. 2. (as possibly French, 14th century-15th century)
MarksNotesCoat of arms: possibly of the Bishop of Toledo
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Spanish painter and museum director José Villegas Cordero (1844-1921), Rome in 1895.
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