Oil Lamp
lamp maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1800
Place MadeRome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
MediumSilver
Dimensions34.5 cm (13 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsLighting Devices
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM18n24
eMuseum ID725601
EmbARK ObjectID14181
Previous Number473
TMS Source ID2997
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), p. 142. (as Roman, dated about 1800)
MarksNotesInscribed (base and rim of lid): Bishop's mitre above two crossed keys [Roman mark, dated 18th-19th century]
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
