Nightstand (Comodino)
furniture maker
Unknown
Date1770s (inlays: early 1800s)
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumWalnut, pine, bronze, with inlays of mulberry and ivory
Dimensions78.3 x 44.8 x 30.3 cm (30 13/16 x 17 5/8 x 11 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF21e17
eMuseum ID716896
Previous NumberF21e17.1
Original NumberF21e17-s
EmbARK ObjectID11926
TMS Source ID1078
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella 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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston: 1935), p. 188. (Venetian)
Ellenor Alcorn et al. The Best of the Decorative Arts. Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum IV. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1992), p. 20, ill. (Northern Italian, possibly Venice, about 1750)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 200, no. 86. (Venice or Veneto, 1770-1779 with inlays of the early 19th century)
Ellenor Alcorn et al. The Best of the Decorative Arts. Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum IV. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1992), p. 20, ill. (Northern Italian, possibly Venice, about 1750)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 200, no. 86. (Venice or Veneto, 1770-1779 with inlays of the early 19th century)
MarksNotesLabel (on back): Sigr Bacchi / [...]
ProvenanceNotesA dealer named Bacchi, probably Italian.
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner as a set with a chest of drawers (F21n2) at an unknown date.
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner as a set with a chest of drawers (F21n2) at an unknown date.
