Object details
Object number
M27w551
Creator(s)
German
Title
Amulet: Flight into Egypt and Lamb of God
Date
17th century (with 19th century glass)
Medium
Pierced silver with gilding and glass
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Theodor Einstein & Co., Munich on 16 August 1897 for 82 marks through her husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898).
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.
Bibliography
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), pp. 99-101, fig. 51.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Ecclesiastical Case
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