This single silver candlestick has a matte finish and is tarnished throughout. The base of this candlestick is a wide circular shape and is ringed with a row of ball-shaped protrusions. A plain narrow section rises above it and flares outward. Above that is a slender top section that curves inward and outward in several design elements.
Italian, Genoa
Candlestick,
1648-1649
Silver
,
21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.)
Object details
Accession number
M21w11
Primary Creator
Italian, Genoa
Full title
Candlestick
Creation Date
1648-1649
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Marks
Stamped (on bottom rim): 7 1 followed by fragment of indistinct mark, in a horizontal rectangle
Stamped (on bottom rim): H with an arrow through the cross bar in shaped rectangle
Dimensions
21.3 cm (8 3/8 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
Dutch Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 182.
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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.