Small Chest of Drawers (Cassettone)
furniture maker
Unknown
Date18th century
Place MadeLombardy, Italy, Europe
MediumWood
Dimensions86.1 x 57.4 x 27 cm (33 7/8 x 22 5/8 x 10 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF27w59
eMuseum ID725944
EmbARK ObjectID12398
TMS Source ID1523
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. 237. (Italian)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 283, no. 140. (18th century, altered in the 19th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 283, no. 140. (18th century, altered in the 19th century)
MarksNotesLabel (on back) printed: "Merci celeri" (express goods) and "32 da Bassano a..." with "Venezia" written in ink
ProvenanceNotesShipped from Bassano to Venice in the 19th century.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1910.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1910.
Unknown
late 17th century - early 18th century
