Object details
Accession number
S19e51.3
Primary Creator
English
Full title
Grotesque Corbel
Creation Date
14th century
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner (as a set of six corbels, museum nos. S19e51.1-6) from the art and antiques gallery Bacri Frères, Paris for 3,000 francs by 24 July 1906.
Dimensions
36.5 x 66 cm (14 3/8 x 26 in.)
Display Media
Scots pine
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
Tapestry Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 170. (as perhaps Norman, Gothic period, 14th century or earlier)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 174, no. 228. (as English, 14th century)
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