Gate Key
metalworker
Unknown
Date18th century
MediumIron
Dimensions9.5 x 3.5 x 1.6 cm (3 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM7e1.x
eMuseum ID726672
TMS Source ID30079
Last Updated10/23/24
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.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealers Moisè Dalla Torre and Co., Venice for 600 lire on 24 August 1899 (with accompanying gate).
