Armchair (Poltrona)
furniture maker
Unknown
Datemid 18th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumPainted and gilded walnut
Dimensions94 x 66.5 x 51.5 cm (37 x 26 3/16 x 20 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF25c1
eMuseum ID719003
EmbARK ObjectID12153
TMS Source ID1292
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. 204. (second half of the 18th century)
Alexandra Libby and Stanton Thomas. Venice in the Age of Canaletto. Exh. cat. (Sarasota: The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 2009), pp. 144-45, no. 39.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 226, no. 102.
Alexandra Libby and Stanton Thomas. Venice in the Age of Canaletto. Exh. cat. (Sarasota: The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 2009), pp. 144-45, no. 39.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 226, no. 102.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
