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furniture maker
Dateabout 1500
Place MadeNorthern France, France, Europe
MediumWalnut
Dimensions134.5 x 120.5 x 44.5 cm (52 15/16 x 47 7/16 x 17 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF19e1
eMuseum ID730137
EmbARK ObjectID12914
TMS Source ID1958
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on view
Web 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. 149. (as Northern French, dated about 1500)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Edouard Larcade, Paris for 2500 francs on 30 December 1907 through Fernand Robert, her regular agent in Paris.
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