Pair of Candelabra
retailer
Willem Diemont van Aalten
(Aalten, 1767 - 1842, Amsterdam)
Date1806
Place MadeNetherlands, Europe
MediumSilver and glass
ClassificationsLighting Devices
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM21c2.1-2
eMuseum ID725190
EmbARK ObjectID15365
TMS Source ID3948
Last Updated11/5/24
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), pp. 190-91. (as Willem Diemont van Aalten, dated 1790-1810)
MarksNotesMarks (on base): HS: [maker's mark for Hendrik Smits], crowned left-facing lion rampant [Dutch silver standard symbol], XXX crowned [Mark of Amsterdam Assay office prior to 1807], X [1806 date mark], DIEMONT [seller's mark for Willem Diemont]
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
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