Object details
Accession number
S11s7.3
Primary Creator
John Singer Sargent
(Florence, 1856 - 1925, London)
Full title
The Ark of the Covenant: Cast of a Medallion in the Boston Public Library
Creation Date
1903-1916
Provenance
Gift from John Singer Sargent to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1916–1919.
Dimensions
37.5 x 37.5 cm (14 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.)
Display Media
Plaster
Dimension Notes
Diameter: 37.47 cm (14 3/4 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
Macknight Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 76.
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 162-63, no. 206e.
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