Book Stand (Rahla)
maker
Unknown
Date18th century
Place MadeNorthern India, India, South Asia
MediumWood, bone, brass, tin, and lac
Dimensions47 cm (18 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF19w43
eMuseum ID728969
Previous Number573
EmbARK ObjectID14340
TMS Source ID3147
Last Updated10/8/24
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.
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), p. 136. (under "Objects Not Catalogued")
Pedro Moura Carvalho. "Jewelry and Objects from India" in Alan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), pp. 461-62, fig. 5.
Benedict Cuddon. "A Field Pioneered by Amateurs: The Collecting and Display of Islamic Art in Early Twentieth-Century Boston." Muqarnas (2013), p. 18.
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), p. 136. (under "Objects Not Catalogued")
Pedro Moura Carvalho. "Jewelry and Objects from India" in Alan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), pp. 461-62, fig. 5.
Benedict Cuddon. "A Field Pioneered by Amateurs: The Collecting and Display of Islamic Art in Early Twentieth-Century Boston." Muqarnas (2013), p. 18.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
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