Tilt-Top Table (Tavolo)
furniture maker
Unknown
Dateearly 18th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumPainted pine and beech, iron
DimensionsTable top: 41 15/16 x 29 3/4 in. (106.5 x 75.6 cm)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF25e10
eMuseum ID719830
EmbARK ObjectID12138
TMS Source ID1279
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. 200. (probably Venetian, mid 18th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 225, no. 101.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 225, no. 101.
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner’s husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898), from the antiques dealers Moisè Dalla Torre and Co., Venice on 13 September 1897 for 160 lire.
