Balustrade
maker
Unknown
Date1897-1901
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumStone
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS5w14
eMuseum ID720282
Original NumberS5w14-s
EmbARK ObjectID11195
TMS Source ID440
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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 42. (as commissioned by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice, 1897-1901)
Elizabeth Anne McCauley et al. Gondola Days: Isabella Stewart Gardner and the Palazzo Barbaro Circle. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; Venice: Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, 2004), pp. 180-82.
Elizabeth Anne McCauley et al. Gondola Days: Isabella Stewart Gardner and the Palazzo Barbaro Circle. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; Venice: Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, 2004), pp. 180-82.
ProvenanceNotesOn August 16, 1899, Mrs. Gardner bought 30 balustrades: 'Balustra pietra lunga m.10.50' of Francesco Dorigo, Venice, for 3000 lire less 5%. The invoice lists it as 'Balaustrata con pilastri e colonette'.
