Small Cornice Fragment
maker
Unknown
Date11th century - 12th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumStone
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS31s12
eMuseum ID730615
Original NumberS31s1
EmbARK ObjectID19864
Previous NumberS31s1.9
TMS Source ID6963
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. 278. (the Gothic Room Doorway, a pastiche that incorporates this fragment, as Italian, Romanesque and Gothic fragments)
Walter Cahn. "Romanesque Sculpture in American Collections. IV. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston." Gesta (1969), pp. 60-61, no. 16a. (as Venetian, 12th-13th century)
Walter Cahn. "Romanesque Sculpture in American Collections. IV. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston." Gesta (1969), pp. 60-61, no. 16a. (as Venetian, 12th-13th century)
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the marble mason and dealer Francesco Dorigo or Moisé Dalla Torre, Venice in August-September 1899.
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