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Date19th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumBraided silver
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM21w41
eMuseum ID716804
EmbARK ObjectID14420
Original Numberleft front of M21w6 (I&N)
Previous Number616
TMS Source ID3212
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.
MarksNotesStamped (inside bottom): zig-zag line (?) like a stroke of lightning with arrow head, or A M (?), in an oval fragment
Stamped (inside bottom): comet
Stamped (inside bottom): banded globe surrounded by seven stars, the whole within a seven-sided polygon
Stamped (inside bottom): comet
Stamped (inside bottom): banded globe surrounded by seven stars, the whole within a seven-sided polygon
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
