Object details
Accession number
M19w46
Primary Creator
German, Nuremberg
Full title
Plate: The Annunciation
Creation Date
15th century
Provenance
Possibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer Settimio Silli, Florence for 650 lire on 25 May 1903 through the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950). (as a set of four brass plates and a tabernacle)
Dimensions
38.5 cm (15 3/16 in.)
Display Media
Brass
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
Tapestry Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 152-53. (as German, Nuremberg; dated 15th-17th centuries)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 9, no. 28 (13 Mar. 1966), p. 2. (as German, Nuremberg; dated 15th century)
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