Four Candlesticks

maker Unknown

Date15th century - 16th century

MediumCast bronze

Dimensions142.2 x 33 cm (56 x 13 in.)

ClassificationsLighting Devices

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner, Boston

Accession numberM28e5.1-4

eMuseum ID729675

TMS Source ID23769

Last Updated8/14/24

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. 255. (as 15th or 16th century Italian)

ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealer Moise dalla Torre & Co, Venice, on 20 September 1899 for 750 lire. (for a set of four)