Object details
Accession number
M27w45
Primary Creator
French, Limoges
Full title
Pyx
Creation Date
13th century
Object Case
Ecclesiastical Case
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Theodor Einstein & Co., Munich on 16 August 1897 for 230 marks through her husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898).
Dimensions
11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
Display Media
Champlevé enamel on copper
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
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 240.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 8 (25 Oct. 1964), p. 2.
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