Pair of Candlesticks
maker
Unknown
Datelate 17th century - early 18th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumGlass, mounted in gilded bronze
Dimensions38 cm (14 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsLighting Devices
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC25n5.1-2
eMuseum ID720263
EmbARK ObjectID16267
TMS Source ID4602
Last Updated10/9/24
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. 203.
Rosella Mamoli Zorzi."'Foresti' In Venice in the Second Half of the 19th Century: Their Passion for Paintings, Brocades, and Glass." Atti dell' Instituto Veneto di Scienze, lettre ed arti (Venice, 2016), p. 8.
Rosella Mamoli Zorzi."'Foresti' In Venice in the Second Half of the 19th Century: Their Passion for Paintings, Brocades, and Glass." Atti dell' Instituto Veneto di Scienze, lettre ed arti (Venice, 2016), p. 8.
ProvenanceNotesPossibly in the collection of the Bombieci family, Florence.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Emilio Costantini, Florence on 6 October 1897 for 662 lire.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Emilio Costantini, Florence on 6 October 1897 for 662 lire.
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