Lantern
maker
Unknown
Date15th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumPolychromed and gilded wood
Dimensions316 cm (124 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsLighting Devices
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF28w12
eMuseum ID718313
EmbARK ObjectID20139
TMS Source ID7012
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. 255. (as Italian, 15th century?)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 177, no. 248. (only catalogues the figure installed within the lantern)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 177, no. 248. (only catalogues the figure installed within the lantern)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner (with a second object, an unidentified box) from the antique dealers Koopman & Co., Boston for a total of $35 on 3 April 1894.
