Object details
Accession number
M27w50
Primary Creator
German
Full title
Monstrance with Saints Bartholomew and James Major
Creation Date
16th century
Object Case
Ecclesiastical Case
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer A. Pickert, Nuremburg on 17 August 1897 for 1100 marks through her husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898). (as 15th-16th century)
Dimensions
93.5 cm (36 13/16 in.)
Display Media
Copper with gilding and 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
Long Gallery
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 240-41. (as German, 16th century)
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