Armchair (Poltrona)
furniture maker
Unknown
Date1770-1779
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumPainted and gilded walnut
Dimensions91.3 x 61 x 52 cm (35 15/16 x 24 x 20 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF25e12
eMuseum ID719502
EmbARK ObjectID12139
TMS Source ID1280
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. (mid 18th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 227, no. 103.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 227, no. 103.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by the late 1890s.
