Armchair (Poltrona a pozzetto)
furniture maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1780
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumPainted and varnished walnut
Dimensions81 x 68.8 x 57 cm (31 7/8 x 27 1/16 x 22 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF18n13.1
eMuseum ID730939
Original NumberF18n13-s
EmbARK ObjectID12995
TMS Source ID2031
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryNow covered in blue moiré satin striped fabric, this upholstered armchair is part of a set of delicately carved and painted furniture that was purchased by Isabella Gardner in Venice in 1906. In keeping with her eclectic design sense, instead of displaying this group of furniture as a set she playfully placed them throughout the room. The set includes a sofa, four straight-back armchairs, two upholstered armchairs, and four side chairs—look for them all as you explore the room.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 141.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), pp. 158-59, no. 54.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), pp. 158-59, no. 54.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Dino Barozzi, Venice on 26 September 1906 for 2500 lire (for suite of eleven pieces of furniture).
