Armchair
furniture maker
Unknown
Date1750-1799
Place MadeParma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe
MediumWalnut and cane
Dimensions88.3 x 57.9 x 48.2 cm (34 3/4 x 22 13/16 x 19 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF1w4.6
eMuseum ID720362
EmbARK ObjectID13203
Original NumberF1n1-s
TMS Source ID2201
Last Updated10/2/24
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. 23. (Italian, 1st half of the 19th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), pp. 64-66, no. 13.
Kaeley Ferguson, "Caned Chairs and Their Conservation," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 28 April 2020, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/caned-chairs-conservation
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), pp. 64-66, no. 13.
Kaeley Ferguson, "Caned Chairs and Their Conservation," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 28 April 2020, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/caned-chairs-conservation
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealers Moisè Dalla Torre and Co., Venice on 1 September 1899 for 650 lire (for set of furniture).
