Object details
Object number
C18s28.a-b
Creator(s)
English, Staffordshire or Yorkshire
Title
Creamware Bombé Fruit Basket and Tray
Date
about 1780
Medium
Lead glazed earthenware (creamware)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1918.
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.
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 148. (as English, Leeds, about 1770)
Ellenor Alcorn et al. The Best of the Decorative Arts. Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum IV. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1992), pp. 30-31, ill. (England, Staffordshire or Yorkshire, about 1780)
Gallery
Little Salon
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