Medal of Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain
medalist
Coenraad Bloc
(about 1545 - after 1602)
bronze caster
Laird Foundry
(French, 1800 - 1899)
Date1599
Place MadeParis, Ile-de-France, France, Europe
MediumBronze
Dimensions4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsMedals and Medallions
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM33n38
eMuseum ID723640
EmbARK ObjectID16952
Previous NumberXM15
TMS Source ID5277
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.
MarksNotesInscribed (obverse): ELISABETA. D. G. INF. HISP. D. BVR BRA C FL. HOL. ZE.
Inscribed (reverse): ALBERTVS. D. G. ARCHID. AVST. D. BVR. BR. C. FL. DNS. FR.
Inscribed (reverse): ALBERTVS. D. G. ARCHID. AVST. D. BVR. BR. C. FL. DNS. FR.
ProvenanceNotesGift from the merchant Horatio Greenough Curtis (1844–1922) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 18 May 1920.
