Object details

Object number

M10n5

Creator(s)

Italian

Title

Gate

Date

17th century - 18th century

Medium

Wrought iron

Provenance

Purchased from the antiques dealer Consiglio Ricchetti, Venice for 400 lire on 2 September 1897.

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.

Bibliography

Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 3. (as "old Italian")
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 64.
Morris Carter. "Mrs. Gardner & The Treasures of Fenway Court" in Alfred M. Frankfurter (ed.). The Gardner Collection (New York, 1946), p. 57.

Gallery

East, North, And West Cloister

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