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(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Seal
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Seal

Datebefore 1924
MediumBronze
Dimensions4.1 x 2.7 x 3.8 cm (1 5/8 x 1 1/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsSeals
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM15w51
eMuseum ID727852
Previous Number441
EmbARK ObjectID14123
TMS Source ID2948
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.
BibliographyNotesTanya Karpiak. "The medallic secrets of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum." The Medal (Autumn 2014), p. 14.
MarksNotesInscribed on seal (around edge): indecipherable script [possibly Latin] around a castle
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date. 
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late 18th century
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13th century - 14th century
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14th century
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late 19th century - early 20th century
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late 18th century - early 19th century
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19th century
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16th century - 20th century
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19th century
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mid 19th century