Object details
Object number
F30w2
Creator(s)
Spanish
Title
Chest
Date
15th century
Medium
Walnut
Dimensions
82 x 206 x 67.5 cm (32 5/16 x 81 1/8 x 26 9/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Carved (central panel): coat of arms of Rodrigo de Velasco, Bishop of Palencia.
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Galeries Heilbronner, Paris for 17,000 francs on 23 November 1906.
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.
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 269.
Ronald Hilton. Handbook of Hispanic Source Materials and Research Organizations in the United States (Stanford, California, 1956), p. 196. (as Spanish gothic)
Grace Hardendorff Burr. Hispanic Furniture (New York, 1964), p. 7. (arms of Rodrigo de Velasco, Bishop of Palencia, d. 1485 on central panel)
Rollin Hadley. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 20 (17 Jan. 1965), p. 2.
Gallery
Gothic Room
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