Object details
Accession number
M28e24
Primary Creator
European
Full title
Censer
Creation Date
18th century
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John Lowell Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898), from Galerie Sangiorgi or "sundry other persons," Italy, March-May 1895 for 350 lire (with two lamps and an incense holder).
Dimensions
28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.)
Display Media
Silver
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
Chapel
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 258.
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