Set of Torchères
maker
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Date16th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumBronze and brass
Dimensions100 cm (39 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsLighting Devices
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM19e3.1-6
eMuseum ID728284
EmbARK ObjectID17417
TMS Source ID5690
Last Updated10/24/24
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. 149. (as Italian (?), dated 16th century)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealers Moisè Dalla Torre and Co., Venice for 1,700 lire on 29 September 1906.
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