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furniture maker
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumWood upholstered with velvet
Dimensions147 cm (57 7/8 in.) high
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF19e10
eMuseum ID729287
EmbARK ObjectID12934
TMS Source ID1977
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.
BibliographyNotesCatalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 16.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 155-156. (erroneously with description for museum no. F19e34; see p. 152 for correct description; as with the coat of arms of a bishop of the Colonna family)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 155-156. (erroneously with description for museum no. F19e34; see p. 152 for correct description; as with the coat of arms of a bishop of the Colonna family)
MarksNotesCartouche (center): coat of arms of a bishop of the Colonna family
ProvenanceNotesPossibly in the collection of a bishop of the Italian noble Colonna family.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
