Prie-dieu (Inginocchiatoio)
furniture maker
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumWalnut, pine, and poplar, inlays of mother-of-pearl and ivory
Dimensions87.5 x 61 x 51.8 cm (34 7/16 x 24 x 20 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF28w18
eMuseum ID728867
EmbARK ObjectID12798
TMS Source ID1855
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. 255.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 291, no. 146.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 291, no. 146.
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealers Moisè Dalla Torre and Co., Venice in 1890 for 200 lire.
