Object details
Accession number
M27w48
Primary Creator
Italian, Tuscany
Full title
Chalice
Creation Date
15th century
Object Case
Ecclesiastical Case
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Theodor Einstein & Co., Munich on 16 August 1897 for 262 marks through her husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898).
Marks
Scenes on the enameled medallions include: the Crucifixion, the Virgin, St. Mary Magdalen, St. John the Baptist
Dimensions
19.5 x 11.7 x 11.8 cm (7 11/16 x 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 in.)
Display Media
Champlevé enamel on copper or copper alloy with gilding; silver alloy with lead solder
Dimension Notes
Enamel medallions' diameters: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.) each
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
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 24. (as "Chalice")
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 241.
Morris Carter. "Mrs. Gardner & The Treasures of Fenway Court" in Alfred M. Frankfurter (ed.). The Gardner Collection (New York, 1946), p. 58.
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