Antler Chandelier
maker
Unknown
Date16th century
Place MadeBavaria, Germany, Europe
MediumPainted and gilded wood with animal horn
Dimensions53.3 x 91.4 cm (21 x 36 in.)
ClassificationsLighting Devices
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS30c20
eMuseum ID722282
EmbARK ObjectID13488
TMS Source ID2418
Last Updated11/13/24
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. 278. (as perhaps Bavarian, 16th century)
Anneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), p. 83. (as Leuchterweibchen; South German, 1st half of the 16th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 177, no. 247. (as Bavarian, 16th century)
Benjamin Davidson and Pippa Biddle. "Lights from the Dark Ages: The Lusterweibchen" in The Magazine Antiques (Brooklyn, 2023). vol. 190, no.10. p. 42, ill.
Anneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), p. 83. (as Leuchterweibchen; South German, 1st half of the 16th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 177, no. 247. (as Bavarian, 16th century)
Benjamin Davidson and Pippa Biddle. "Lights from the Dark Ages: The Lusterweibchen" in The Magazine Antiques (Brooklyn, 2023). vol. 190, no.10. p. 42, ill.
MarksNotesThe arms (underside): a variant of the Keib family, Rheinland (?)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Theodor Einstein & Co., Munich on 16 August 1897 for 205 marks through her husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898).
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