Box
maker
Tiffany & Company
(established New York, 1837)
Dateafter 1889
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumLeather
Dimensions12 x 9 x 3 cm (4 3/4 x 3 9/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsBoxes
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM18w42.x
eMuseum ID725121
EmbARK ObjectID15628
TMS Source ID4170
Last Updated8/9/24
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.
MarksNotesEmbossed (on lid, outside): "TIFFANY & CO. UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK. 221 & 221A, REGENT ST. LONDON. AVE. DE L'OPERA 36 BIS, PARIS. GRAND PRIX EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE. 1878 & 1889."
ProvenanceNotesPossibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co., Union Square, New York, after 1889.
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