Vitrine (Teca)
furniture maker
Unknown
Datemid 18th century
Place MadeMarches, Italy, Europe
MediumPainted and gilded poplar
Dimensions103 x 74 x 26.4 cm (40 9/16 x 29 1/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF25n6
eMuseum ID721811
EmbARK ObjectID12085
TMS Source ID1233
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.
BibliographyNotesCatalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 18.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston: 1935), p. 203. (Venetian, 18th century style)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 228, no. 104. (as possibly from the Marches)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston: 1935), p. 203. (Venetian, 18th century style)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 228, no. 104. (as possibly from the Marches)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Antonion Marcato, Venice on 27 September 1897 for 200 lire.
