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furniture maker
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumWood upholstered in velvet
Dimensions147 cm (57 7/8 in.) high
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF19e34
eMuseum ID730028
EmbARK ObjectID13183
TMS Source ID2181
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), pp. 152. (erroneously with description for museum no. F19e10 (see pp. 155-56 for correct description); as with the coat of arms of Pope Clement XI (Giulio Rospigliosi, 1600-1669))
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 152. (erroneously with description for museum no. F19e10 (see pp. 155-56 for correct description); as with the coat of arms of Pope Clement XI (Giulio Rospigliosi, 1600-1669))
MarksNotesCartouche (upper left): coat of arms of Pope Clement XI (Giulio Rospigliosi, 1600-1669)
ProvenanceNotesPossibly in the collection of Pope Clement XI (Giulio Rospigliosi, 1600-1669).
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
