Lectern (Leggio)
furniture maker
Unknown
Datelate 19th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumGilded wood, iron
Dimensions152 x 70.4 x 107.2 cm (59 13/16 x 27 11/16 x 42 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF25w38
eMuseum ID723180
EmbARK ObjectID12054
TMS Source ID1202
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. 210. (late 18th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 239, no. 113. (dated as late 19th century with 18th century elements)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 239, no. 113. (dated as late 19th century with 18th century elements)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner’s husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898), from the exporter Charles H. Rafard, Paris in 1892 for 475 francs.
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