Object details
Accession number
C25n5.2
Primary Creator
Full title
Candlestick
Creation Date
late 17th century-early 18th century
Provenance
Possibly in the collection of the Bombieci family, Florence.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Emilio Costantini, Florence on 6 October 1897 for 662 lire.
Dimensions
38 cm (14 15/16 in.)
Display Media
Glass, mounted in gilded bronze
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
Veronese Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 203.
Rosella Mamoli Zorzi."'Foresti' In Venice in the Second Half of the 19th Century: Their Passion for Paintings, Brocades, and Glass." Atti dell' Instituto Veneto di Scienze, lettre ed arti (Venice, 2016), p. 8.
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