Lock
maker
School of Fontainebleau
(1530 - 1547)
Dateabout 1530-1547
Place MadeFontainebleau, Ile-de-France, France, Europe
MediumGilded bronze
Dimensions18.5 x 18.5 cm (7 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM15w26
eMuseum ID729723
EmbARK ObjectID11689
TMS Source ID876
Last Updated8/9/24
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. 99. (as French, dated about 1500-1550)
Rollin van N. Hadley. "Report of the Director." Fenway Court (1974), p. 51, ill. (as French, School of Fontainebleau, dated about 1500-1550)
Charles Avery. "Fontainebleau, Milan, or Rome? A Mannerist Bronze Lockplate and Hasp." Studies in the History of Art, No. 22 National Gallery of Art (Washington, 1989), p. 292, fig. 2.
Rollin van N. Hadley. "Report of the Director." Fenway Court (1974), p. 51, ill. (as French, School of Fontainebleau, dated about 1500-1550)
Charles Avery. "Fontainebleau, Milan, or Rome? A Mannerist Bronze Lockplate and Hasp." Studies in the History of Art, No. 22 National Gallery of Art (Washington, 1989), p. 292, fig. 2.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Dino Barozzi, Venice for 700 lire on 26 September 1906.
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