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Ecclesiastical Figure, 17th century

Walnut, 138.4 cm (54 1/2 in.) height

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Accession number

S19e45.2

Provenance

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner (with a second ecclesiastical figure, museum no. S19e45.1) from the antiquarian Karl Freund, New York for a total of $185 on 2 May 1912.

Bibliography

Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 170. (as ecclesiastical figure; perhaps Scandinavian, 17th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 178, no. 258. (as ecclesiastical figure (?); as English, 17th century?)

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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.

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