Armchair (Poltrona)
furniture maker
Unknown
Datelate 19th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumWalnut
Dimensions94.5 x 62 x 53 cm (37 3/16 x 24 7/16 x 20 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF19e59
eMuseum ID731104
EmbARK ObjectID12985
TMS Source ID2023
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. 161. ( mid 17th century Venetian style)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 186, no. 76. (as possibly Venetian)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 186, no. 76. (as possibly Venetian)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealer Moisè Dalla Torre and Co., Venice on 29 September 1906 for 120 lire.
