(c) 2011 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

French Window (Porta finestra)

furniture maker Unknown

Date1760-1780

Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

MediumPainted and gilded wood, with gilded bronze handles

Dimensions233.5 x 101 cm (91 15/16 x 39 3/4 in.)

ClassificationsFurniture

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberF18w3.13

Status

Not on view

Web CommentaryWith the exception of the Little Salon, Isabella Gardner did not purchase complete rooms or attempt to assemble period rooms. In 1897, she acquired interior paneling from the Palazzo Morosini in Venice, but her installation in the museum does not attempt to re-create a Venetian interior. Rather, the panels are often mounted in unorthodox ways, even placed upside down, or cut to form new pieces of furniture.

Id730274

Last Updated8/14/24

Original NumberF18e30-s

EmbARK ObjectID13018

Source ID2047