Door and Frame (Porta e cornice)
furniture maker
Unknown
Date18th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumPainted and gilded wood
Dimensions243 x 117.3 cm (95 11/16 x 46 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF17w32
eMuseum ID720791
EmbARK ObjectID11972
TMS Source ID1122
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. 121. (Italian, 17th century style)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 131, no. 45.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 131, no. 45.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Antonio Settini, Venice on 26 September 1897 for 240 lire.
