Jar
maker
Fontebasso
(Italian, active 1750 - 1862)
Date1838
Place MadeTreviso, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions15 cm (5 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC18e23.a-b
eMuseum ID717886
Previous NumberC18e23
EmbARK ObjectID13273
TMS Source ID2259
Last Updated8/9/24
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.
MarksNotesMarked (bottom): Prem. Fabb. Fontebasso in Treviso 1838 [maker's mark]
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.
