Two Ionic Capitals
stone carver
Unknown
compiler
Isabella Stewart Gardner
(New York, 1840 - 1924, Boston)
Dateabout 1867
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumCarved limestone
Dimensions48.3 x 52.1 x 52.1 cm (19 x 20 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS5c12.1-2
eMuseum ID717248
Previous NumberS5c12
EmbARK ObjectID17600
TMS Source ID5861
Last Updated10/4/24
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.
BibliographyNotesWilliam N. Mason “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 6 (7 Oct. 1962), p. 1.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 44. (as Roman, II century).
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 44. (as Roman, II century).
ProvenanceNotes
Probably made for the Masonic Temple, Boston, about 1867.
Disposed of at the Boston city dump on Worthington Street after the Boston fire of 1895.
Salvaged by Teobaldo Travi (1863-1944), majordomo of Fenway Court, from the Boston city dump for Isabella Stewart Gardner before 1899.
