Pair of Capitals
maker
Unknown
Date15th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumRed marble
Dimensions88.9 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm (35 x 20 x 20 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS31s15.1-2
eMuseum ID730828
Original NumberS31s1
EmbARK ObjectID19870
Previous NumberS31s1.12.1-2
TMS Source ID6966
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)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer A. Clerle, Venice on 27 September 1897 for 350 lire.
Added by Isabella Stewart Gardner to a pastiche of architectural elements to create a doorway in 1900.
Added by Isabella Stewart Gardner to a pastiche of architectural elements to create a doorway in 1900.
