Object details
Accession number
F4n2.1-2
Primary Creator
French
Full title
Double Doors
Creation Date
12th century-13th century
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the collection of Emile Peyre (1828-1904), Paris for 6730 francs on 17 July 1897, through Fernand Robert, her regular agent in Paris.
Dimensions
231.8 x 91.4 cm (91 1/4 x 36 in.)
Display Media
Wood bound with iron
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
Main Entrance Passage and Lobby
Bibliography
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 3. (as "French Gothic," 14th century)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 41.
Morris Carter. "Mrs. Gardner & The Treasures of Fenway Court" in Alfred M. Frankfurter (ed.). The Gardner Collection (New York, 1946), p. 57.
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