Lacquer on wood
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20 x 13.5 x 5 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Object details
Accession number
F19w41
Primary Creator
Persian
Full title
Lacquer Box
Creation Date
early 20th century
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.
Dimensions
20 x 13.5 x 5 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Display Media
Lacquer on wood
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 Persian?)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), p. 136. (as Islamic or Islamic-related, of indeterminate origin, early 20th century)
Benedict Cuddon. "A Field Pioneered by Amateurs: The Collecting and Display of Islamic Art in Early Twentieth-Century Boston." Muqarnas (2013), p. 18. (as Persian)
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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.
