Roundel with Shield of Arms
maker
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeSwitzerland, Europe
MediumCrown of white glass with enamels
Dimensions8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC6e8
eMuseum ID718940
EmbARK ObjectID11319
TMS Source ID551
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. 47. (grouped with other painted glass)
Madeline Caviness (ed.). Medieval and Renaissance Stained Glass from New England Collections. Exh. cat. (Cambridge: Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University, 1978), p. 99. (unattributed)
Madeline Caviness et al. Stained Glass before 1700 in American Collections: New England and New York (Corpus Vitrearum Checklist I). Studies in the History of Art, vol. 15 (Washington, D.C., 1985), p. 44, no. A. (as Swiss (?), 17th century)
Madeline Caviness (ed.). Medieval and Renaissance Stained Glass from New England Collections. Exh. cat. (Cambridge: Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University, 1978), p. 99. (unattributed)
Madeline Caviness et al. Stained Glass before 1700 in American Collections: New England and New York (Corpus Vitrearum Checklist I). Studies in the History of Art, vol. 15 (Washington, D.C., 1985), p. 44, no. A. (as Swiss (?), 17th century)
MarksNotesArms: Per pale, dexter or a demi-Imperial eagle sable langued gules, sinister bendy of six gules and argent
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
