Object details
Object number
F25n11
Creator(s)
Italian
Title
Frame
Date
17th century
Medium
Veneered in ebony with inlaid and applied ivory, lapis lazuli, and flint
Dimensions
58.4 x 33.7 cm (23 x 13 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealer Jean Pallotti, Florence for 400 lire on 7 October 1886.
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
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 18. (as "Renaissance Frame")
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 202-203.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 36 (9 May 1965), p. 2.
Gallery
Veronese Room
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