Prayer Beads
maker
Unknown
Place MadeIstanbul, Western Turkey, Turkey, Middle East
Dimensions63.5 cm (25 in.)
ClassificationsJewelry
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU11n49
eMuseum ID730435
EmbARK ObjectID11570
Previous Number203
TMS Source ID763
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.
MarksNotesInscribed (on tag): "Red beads from Mosque of Eyoub, Constantinople" [in Morris Carter's hand]
ProvenanceNotesEyüp Sultan Mosque, Constantinople (present-day Istanbul).
Entered the colletion of the first director of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Morris Carter (1877-1965), about 1899-1902.
Gift from Morris Carter to Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1914.
Entered the colletion of the first director of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Morris Carter (1877-1965), about 1899-1902.
Gift from Morris Carter to Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1914.
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