Object details
Accession number
C16n12.3
Primary Creator
Italian, Venice
Full title
Mirror (Specchiera): Apollo and Daphne
Creation Date
19th century
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898), from the antique dealer Consiglio Ricchetti, Venice on 12 August 1890 for 820 lire (for set of four mirrors).
Dimensions
80 x 87.6 cm (31 1/2 x 34 1/2 in.)
Display Media
Gilded poplar and mirrored glass
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
Raphael Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 109. (Venetian)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 137, no. 50.
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