Dish
maker
Unknown
Date18th century
Place MadeChina, East Asia
MediumGlass
Dimensions39.5 x 33 cm (15 9/16 x 13 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC18e27
eMuseum ID717790
EmbARK ObjectID13268
TMS Source ID2254
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. 143.
Aurora Daniel, "Henry Davis Sleeper and a Glass Mosaic," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 8 June 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/henry-davis-sleeper-and-glass-mosaic
Aurora Daniel, "Henry Davis Sleeper and a Glass Mosaic," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 8 June 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/henry-davis-sleeper-and-glass-mosaic
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by the actor Leslie Buswell (1888-1964) and the interior decorator Henry Davis Sleeper (1878-1934) from the Asian antiquities dealers Yamanaka & Co., Boston, about 1914.
Gift from Leslie Buswell, Henry Davis Sleeper, and possibly other friends from Gloucester to Isabella Stewart Gardner, about 1914.
Gift from Leslie Buswell, Henry Davis Sleeper, and possibly other friends from Gloucester to Isabella Stewart Gardner, about 1914.
