Object details
Object number
M19w34
Creator(s)
German, Nuremberg
Title
Plate: Stags
Date
late 15th century
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
54 cm (21 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Julius Böhler, Munich on 17 August 1897 for 280 marks through her husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898).
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), pp. 152-53. (as probably German, Nuremberg; dated 15th-17th centuries)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 9, no. 28 (13 Mar. 1966), p. 2.
Gallery
Tapestry Room
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