Lotus-Throne Pedestal for a Statue
furniture maker
Unknown
Datelate 18th century
Place MadeTibet, East Asia
MediumGilded copper
Dimensions11.7 x 12.6 cm (4 5/8 x 4 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM17e4
eMuseum ID718897
Previous Number665
EmbARK ObjectID14540
TMS Source ID3302
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. 124. (as Tibetan, dated 18th century; as a stand for a Lamaist statue)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.
