Pair of Candlesticks
maker
Unknown
Date19th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumBrass
Dimensions49.5 x 14 x 14 cm (19 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsLighting Devices
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM31w2.1-2
eMuseum ID722807
TMS Source ID28035
Last Updated8/14/24
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), pp. 47, 279. (as Italian, in the 17th century style, but probably of more recent execution)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealer Moise Dalla Torre & Co., Venice on 1 October 1906 for 160 lire (for a set of eight).
