Object details
Accession number
M28e23
Primary Creator
Gorham Manufacturing Company
(established Providence, 1831)
Full title
Vase
Creation Date
1884
Provenance
Awarded to Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society on 23 June 1884.
Marks
Inscribed (side): Rose Show / 1884
Marks (bottom): E.X.; lion facing right, anchor, G [Gorham trademark silver]; L [1879]; B 11
Dimensions
23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.)
Display Media
Silver plate
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
"Rose and Strawberry Exhibition." Transactions of the Massachusetts Historical Society (1884), p. 281.
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