Alabaster Basin
maker
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumAlabaster
Dimensions16.5 x 57.2 x 57.2 cm (6 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS12w31
eMuseum ID727002
EmbARK ObjectID44295
TMS Source ID21431
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. 81. (as Italian, 17th century)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealer Emilio Costantini, Florence on 6 October 1897 for 500 lire (with a pedestal).
