Candle Snuffer
maker
Unknown
Date16th century
MediumGilded iron
Dimensions17.8 x 5.7 x 4.4 cm (7 x 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM30c11
eMuseum ID720953
EmbARK ObjectID14836
Previous Number729
Original Numbernone, near M30c8 (I&N)
TMS Source ID3518
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.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner’s husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898), from the exporter Charles H. Rafard and his employee Fernand Robert, Paris on 9 May 1892 for 80 francs.
