Object details
Accession number
M19w38
Primary Creator
Spanish
Full title
Holy Water Stoup
Creation Date
17th century -18th century
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Enrique Gomez, Madrid on 23 March 1888 for 175 pesetas.
Marks
Inscribed on cup (rim): E.T. (?)
Inscribed on cartouche (upper left): A, crowned or B
Inscribed on cartouche (lower right): F
Dimensions
20 x 16.8 x 7 cm (7 7/8 x 6 5/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Display Media
Silver
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. 166. (as probably Spanish, but possibly Italian or South German; dated 17th-18th centuries)
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