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(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Chimneypiece Base
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Chimneypiece Base

Date18th century
Place MadeNaples, Campania, Italy, Europe
MediumCarved and drilled marble
Dimensions32.7 x 77.8 x 26.4 cm (12 7/8 x 30 5/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS32s33
eMuseum ID722766
Original NumberS32-33
EmbARK ObjectID13476
Previous NumberS32i33
TMS Source ID2406
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.
BibliographyNotesCornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 156, no. 196. (as Italian, 18th century)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiquarian and dealer Gaetano Pepe, Naples for about 240 lire on 26 October 1897.
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17th century
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19th century
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late 14th century - early 17th century
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19th century
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3rd century - 17th century