Object details
Accession number
S7e7.1-3
Primary Creator
Egyptian
Full title
Set of Three Inscription Panels
Creation Date
early 14th century
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from an unknown dealer probably in Egypt on 11 June 1909, through the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950) for $150 (with five additional wood panels, S7e4, S7e7, and S7e9-10).
Marks
Inscribed (on S7e7.2): A blessed house for its inhabitants / The lucky star of return radiates from its pillars
Inscribed (on S7e7.3): Oh God... verily we [beseech] forgiveness and health and permanent...
Display Media
Carved wood
Dimension Notes
S7e7.1: 40.8 x 87.6 cm (16 1/16 x 34 1/2 in.)
S7e7.2: 40.8 x 87.63 cm (16 1/16 x 34 1/2 in.)
S7e7.3: 40.3 x 82.9 cm (15 7/8 x 32 5/8 in.)
Web Commentary
Isabella 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.
Permanent Gallery Location
Spanish Cloister
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 53. (as "Mohammedan", 16th century or earlier)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 129-30, no. 61. (as Egyptian, probably early 14th century)
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