Object details
Object number
C18s16.a-b
Creator(s)
Italian
Title
Mother and Child Feeding Chickens Figure-Group and Stand
Date
19th century
Medium
Creamware (glazed earthenware)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Dimensions
33 cm (13 in.)
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.
Gallery
Little Salon
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 147. (as probably French, dated 18th century)
Rollin van N. Hadley. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 29 (21 Mar. 1965), p. 2.
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