Armchair (Poltrona da parata)
furniture maker
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeCentral Italy, Italy, Europe
MediumPartly gilded walnut
Dimensions142.8 x 66.7 x 56.2 cm (56 1/4 x 26 1/4 x 22 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF30e21
eMuseum ID727340
EmbARK ObjectID12831
TMS Source ID1887
Last Updated11/12/24
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), pp. 263-64.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 309, no. 157.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 309, no. 157.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1900.
