Object details
Accession number
C26n4
Primary Creator
Italian, Venice
Full title
Vase
Creation Date
19th century
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898), from the dealer A. Clerle, Venice on 27 September 1897 for 56 lire. (for two vases, C26n14)
Dimensions
35.5 cm (14 in.)
Display Media
Glass
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
Titian Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 226.
Rosella Mamoli Zorzi."'Foresti' In Venice in the Second Half of the 19th Century: Their Passion for Paintings, Brocades, and Glass." Atti dell' Instituto Veneto di Scienze, lettre ed arti (Venice, 2016), p. 8.
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