Lacquer Box
maker
Unknown
Dateearly 20th century
Place MadeIran, Middle East
MediumLacquer on wood
Dimensions20 x 13.5 x 5 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsBoxes
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF19w41
eMuseum ID728993
EmbARK ObjectID14339
Previous Number572
TMS Source ID3146
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. 166. (as Persian?)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), p. 136. (as Islamic or Islamic-related, of indeterminate origin, early 20th century)
Benedict Cuddon. "A Field Pioneered by Amateurs: The Collecting and Display of Islamic Art in Early Twentieth-Century Boston." Muqarnas (2013), p. 18. (as Persian)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), p. 136. (as Islamic or Islamic-related, of indeterminate origin, early 20th century)
Benedict Cuddon. "A Field Pioneered by Amateurs: The Collecting and Display of Islamic Art in Early Twentieth-Century Boston." Muqarnas (2013), p. 18. (as Persian)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.
