Watercrock
maker
Unknown
Date17th century
MediumBronze
Dimensions15.2 x 20.3 x 3.8 cm (6 x 8 x 1 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM8w5
eMuseum ID717396
Original NumberM8w5-s
EmbARK ObjectID11375
TMS Source ID597
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. 54. (as probably German)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealers Theodor Einstein & Co., Munich on 16 August 1897 for 80 marks. (for two watercrocks)