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(c) 2020 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Credence
(c) 2020 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2020 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Credence

furniture maker
Dateabout 1500
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumCarved oak
Dimensions148.6 x 122 x 45.5 cm (58 1/2 x 48 1/16 x 17 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF30n12
eMuseum ID730977
EmbARK ObjectID14806
Previous Number801
TMS Source ID3491
Last Updated11/14/24
Status
Not on view
Web 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), pp. 274-75.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the collection of Emile Peyre (1828-1904), Paris for 8076 francs on 15 December 1897, through Fernand Robert, her regular agent in Paris.
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about 1450
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19th century
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1800-1850
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12th century - 16th century
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19th century
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late 18th century
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14th century
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Unknown
19th century - 20th century