Carved Grill (Pannello Traforato)
furniture maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1680-1700
Place MadeCentral Italy, Italy, Europe
MediumGilded walnut
Dimensions97.8 x 180.8 x 6.8 cm (38 1/2 x 71 3/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS21e21
eMuseum ID716753
EmbARK ObjectID11929
TMS Source ID1081
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryElaborately carved with ribbons, leaves and two tulips on long stalks, this Baroque screen lacks any religious symbolism, yet similar designs by Filippo Passarini (1638-1698) confirm its original function as an altar frontal or railing.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 196.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 196, no. 81.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 196, no. 81.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1910.
