Object details
Accession number
S10n7
Primary Creator
French
Full title
Gargoyle
Creation Date
13th century
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art and antiques gallery Bacri Frères, Paris for 300 francs by 24 July 1906.
Dimensions
26.7 x 72.4 cm (10 1/2 x 28 1/2 in.)
Display Media
Stone
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
East, North, and West Cloister
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 62. (as of the French Gothic period)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 173, no. 225. (as French, 13th century)
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