Object details
Accession number
F11n14.a-b
Primary Creator
Chinese
Full title
Lamp
Creation Date
19th century
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Dimensions
62.2 x 16.5 cm (24 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
Display Media
Glazed ceramic with wood base, brass hardware, and silk shade
Web Commentary
The floral design and blue glazes of this lamp compliment the desk it sits on in the Macknight Room. Isabella used the desk as a workspace and surrounded herself with objects from different regions of the world. We can imagine Isabella writing letters by the light cast from this lamp.
Permanent Gallery Location
Macknight Room
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