Object details

Object number

F4n2.1-2

Creator(s)

French

Title

Double Doors

Date

13th century

Medium

Wood bound with wrought iron

Dimensions

231.8 x 91.4 cm (91 1/4 x 36 in.)

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.

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

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.
Jane Geddes, "Fire-breathing Dragons from the ISGM Decorative Ironwork," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 19 August 2025, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/fire-breathing-dragons 

Gallery

Main Entrance Passage And Lobby

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