Object details
Accession number
S3s7.1-2
Primary Creator
Italian, Northern Italy
Full title
Pair of Lion Finials
Creation Date
15th century
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart from the antique dealer Giuseppe Salvadori, Florence for 50 lire on 12 October 1906.
Dimensions
24.1 cm (9 1/2 in.)
Display Media
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
Blue Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 26. (as North Italian, perhaps Bolognese, 15th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 175, no. 236. (as North Italian, 15th century)
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