Duchesse or Daybed (Letto da giorno)
furniture maker
Unknown
Datemid 18th century
Place MadePiedmont, Italy, Europe
MediumWalnut
Dimensions86.5 x 220.5 x 97 cm (34 1/16 x 86 13/16 x 38 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF18n18
eMuseum ID716885
EmbARK ObjectID13290
TMS Source ID2275
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. 141. (Italian)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), pp. 166-67, no. 60. (Piedmont or France)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), pp. 166-67, no. 60. (Piedmont or France)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Achille Cantoni, Milan on 14 September 1906 for 2000 lire.
