Pitcher
maker
Unknown
Date3rd century BCE
Place MadeSouthern Italy, Italy, Ancient & Byzantine World-Europe
MediumTerracotta elements attached with pins
Dimensions44 x 33 cm (17 5/16 x 13 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC16e18
eMuseum ID724748
EmbARK ObjectID11786
TMS Source ID953
Last Updated10/30/24
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.
BibliographyNotesCatalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 11. (as "Terra-Cotta Vase")
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 114. (Southern Italian, 3rd century BCE)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 4-5, no. 6. (Southern Italian, 3rd century BCE)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 114. (Southern Italian, 3rd century BCE)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 4-5, no. 6. (Southern Italian, 3rd century BCE)
ProvenanceNotesSaid to have been discovered near Canosa, Puglia.
This or a similar vase (museum no. C16s27) was purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898), from the dealer Vincenzo Barone, Naples for 150 lire on 26 October 1897.
This or a similar vase (museum no. C16s27) was purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898), from the dealer Vincenzo Barone, Naples for 150 lire on 26 October 1897.
