Viola d'Amore
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Tomaso Eberle
(Naples, 1725 - 1792)
Dateabout 1770-1779
Place MadeNaples, Campania, Italy, Europe
MediumWood and ivory
Dimensions38.7 x 22.7 cm (15 1/4 x 8 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsMusical Instruments
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU1e14
eMuseum ID724045
EmbARK ObjectID11009
TMS Source ID265
Last Updated10/2/24
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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. 19. (as Tomaso Eberle, dated 18th century)
Jennie Hansen. "Charles Martin Loeffler and the Eberle Viola d'Amore." Fenway Court (1984), pp. 40-43, fig 1. (as Thomas Eberle, dated 1770-1779)
Jennie Hansen. "Charles Martin Loeffler and the Eberle Viola d'Amore." Fenway Court (1984), pp. 40-43, fig 1. (as Thomas Eberle, dated 1770-1779)
ProvenanceNotesGift from the luthier Arthur F. Hill, London to composer and violinist Charles Martin Loeffler (1861-1935), 24 September 1897.
Gift from Charles Martin Loeffler to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 14 August 1903.
Gift from Charles Martin Loeffler to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 14 August 1903.
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