Crucible
maker
Unknown
Date16th century
Place MadeFlorence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
MediumStone
Dimensions10 x 15.5 x 15.5 cm (3 15/16 x 6 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS3s8
eMuseum ID717044
EmbARK ObjectID11085
TMS Source ID333
Last Updated11/6/24
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: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1935), p. 26.
MarksNotesCarved (on side one): [lion rampant with hammer in his right forward paw]
Carved (on side two): [anvil] / M
Carved (on side three): [hammer] / A / M
Carved (on side four): T [pliers] E
Carved (on side two): [anvil] / M
Carved (on side three): [hammer] / A / M
Carved (on side four): T [pliers] E
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Giuseppe Salvadori, Florence for 50 lire on 12 October 1906.
