Escutcheon of Charles V
maker
Unknown
Dateafter 1526
Place MadeSpain, Europe
MediumStone
Dimensions127 x 91.4 x 19.1 cm (50 x 36 x 7 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS9e2
eMuseum ID730905
EmbARK ObjectID11407
TMS Source ID625
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), pp. 60-61. (as Spanish, reign of Charles V, 1519-1558)
Ronald Hilton. Handbook of Hispanic Source Materials and Research Organizations in the United States (Stanford, California, 1956), p. 195. (as Spanish)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 22 (27 Jan. 1963), pp. 1-2. (as Spanish, reign of Charles V)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 10 (8 Nov. 1964), p. 2. (as Spanish, perhaps after the marriage of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal, 1526)
George L. Stout. Treasures from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1969), pp. 70-71, ill. (as Spanish, probably soon after the marriage of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal)
Ronald Hilton. Handbook of Hispanic Source Materials and Research Organizations in the United States (Stanford, California, 1956), p. 195. (as Spanish)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 22 (27 Jan. 1963), pp. 1-2. (as Spanish, reign of Charles V)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 10 (8 Nov. 1964), p. 2. (as Spanish, perhaps after the marriage of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal, 1526)
George L. Stout. Treasures from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1969), pp. 70-71, ill. (as Spanish, probably soon after the marriage of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal)
ProvenanceNotesProbably in the collection of the Cathedral of Granada.
Collection of the Seminary of San Cecilio.
Purchased by an unknown collector in 1888.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer S.E. Benoliel & Co., Gibraltar for $100 on 4 January 1909, through the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950).
Collection of the Seminary of San Cecilio.
Purchased by an unknown collector in 1888.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer S.E. Benoliel & Co., Gibraltar for $100 on 4 January 1909, through the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950).
