Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the collector Émile Peyre (1828-1904), Paris for 1,346 francs in 1897, probably through her regular agent in Paris Fernand Robert.
Dimensions
12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Display Media
Whale ivory
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
Long Gallery
Bibliography
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 9, no. 38 (22 May 1966), p. 2. (as dated 15th century)
Kristin A. Mortimer. "Report of the Curator." Fenway Court (1985), p. 71, ill.
Richard H. Randall, Jr. The Golden Age of Ivory (New York, 1993), p. 41, cat. 19. ill. (as Scandinavian, as a chess piece; dated mid 14th century)
Gothic Ivories Project at The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, accessed 2015, ill. www.gothicivories.courtauld.ac.uk
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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.
