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maker
Unknown
Date14th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumWood and embossed leather
Dimensions10.5 x 13 x 7.6 cm (4 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 3 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF30c11
eMuseum ID720463
EmbARK ObjectID14845
Previous Number841
TMS Source ID3527
Last Updated11/9/24
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. 277.
ProvenanceNotesPossibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898), from the art dealer Michelangelo Guggenheim on 28 September 1897 for 900 lire.
