Object details
Accession number
C16e18
Primary Creator
Roman, Southern Italy
Full title
Pitcher
Creation Date
3rd century BCE
Provenance
Said to have been discovered near Canosa, Puglia.
This or a similar vase (museum no. C16s27) was purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898), from the dealer Vincenzo Barone, Naples for 150 lire on 26 October 1897.
Dimensions
44 x 33 cm (17 5/16 x 13 in.)
Display Media
Terracotta elements attached with pins
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
Raphael Room
Bibliography
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 11. (as "Terra-Cotta Vase")Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 114. (Southern Italian, 3rd century BCE)Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 4-5, no. 6. (Southern Italian, 3rd century BCE)
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