Chimney Piece
furniture maker
Unknown
Date15th century
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumCarved wood
Dimensions24.8 x 242.6 x 82.6 cm (9 3/4 x 95 1/2 x 32 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF31w1
eMuseum ID718707
EmbARK ObjectID12014
TMS Source ID1163
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. 279. (as dated 19th century in the French Gothic style)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the collector Émile Peyre (1828-1904), Paris for 2,019 francs in 1897 through Fernand Robert, her regular agent in Paris.
