Title
Lectern
Generic classification
FurnitureObject
LecternCentury
15th c.Cultural context / style
GothicDimensions
52 15/16 in.Material
IronTechnique
ForgedProvenance
Possible origin from Castile and Leon (Castilla y León, Possible origin from Castile and Leon, Spain)Current location
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, United States)Inventory Number in Current Collection
M28e25Object history
Purchase from the collection of Herbert P. Weissberger, known as Almoneda Collection, Madrid, in New York in 1921 (April, 29, lot. num. 816).
Locations
Unknown date
Unknown date
private collection
Herbert P. Weissberger, Madrid (Spain) *
Unknown date
present
* The relative location of dealers, antique shops, art galleries, and collectors leads us to the places where they were based or had one of their main headquarters. However, this does not always indicate that every artwork that passed through their hands was physically located there. In the case of antique dealers and art merchants, their business often extended across multiple territories; sometimes they would purchase items at their origin and send them directly to clients. Similarly, some collectors owned multiple residences, sometimes in different countries, where they housed their collections. It is often difficult to determine exactly where a specific piece was kept during its time in their possession. Consequently, the main location of the dealer or collector is indicated. These factors should be considered when interpreting the map. Refer to the object's history in each case.
Bibliography
- (1921): Spanish Art Treasures collected by Herbert P. Weissberger of Madrid, Spain known as the Almoneda Collection: april 26-30, 1921, American Art Association, New York, p. 816, il. 816.
- Gilbert Wendel Longstreet y Morris Carter (1935): General Catalogue, Boston, p. 258.
Record manager
Ana Diéguez RodríguezCitation:
Ana Diéguez Rodríguez, "Lectern" in Nostra et Mundi. Cultural Heritage from Castile and Leon around the world, Fundación Castilla y León, 2025. https://inventario.nostraetmundi.com/en/work/256