Cassone: A Procession
furniture maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1470
Place MadeSiena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
MediumGilded and painted poplar
Dimensions69.2 x 170.5 x 57 cm (27 1/4 x 67 1/8 x 22 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF16e21
eMuseum ID722715
EmbARK ObjectID10995
TMS Source ID252
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryThis cassone (or wedding chest) belongs to a group of similar works. Later alterations, repairs, repainting, and regilding, however, make it particularly difficult to determine their authenticity. A careful study suggests that most of the group, including the Gardner example, are genuine Renaissance objects originating from a Sienese workshop.
BibliographyNotesArt Exhibition: Mrs. John L. Gardner, 152 Beacon St., Boston. Exh. cat. (Boston, 1899), p. 8, no. 24. (as Florentine)
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 11. (as "Florentine Marriage Chest")
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 113.
William N. Mason. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 39 (26 May 1963), pp. 1-2.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 9, no. 20 (16 Jan. 1966), p. 2.
George L. Stout. Treasures from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1969), pp. 122-23.
Rollin van N. Hadley. Museums Discovered: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. (Boston, 1981), pp. 150-51. (16th century)
Alan Chong et al. (eds.) Eye of the Beholder: Masterpieces from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 2003), pp. 64-65. (Workshop of Francesco di Giorgio, Siena, 1439–1501)
Jacqueline Marie Mussacchio. Art, Marriage, and Family in the Florentine Renaissance Palace (New Haven and London, 2008), pp. 21-22, fig. 11. (Workshop of Francesco di Giorgio)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), pp. 112-17, no. 35.
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 11. (as "Florentine Marriage Chest")
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 113.
William N. Mason. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 39 (26 May 1963), pp. 1-2.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 9, no. 20 (16 Jan. 1966), p. 2.
George L. Stout. Treasures from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1969), pp. 122-23.
Rollin van N. Hadley. Museums Discovered: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. (Boston, 1981), pp. 150-51. (16th century)
Alan Chong et al. (eds.) Eye of the Beholder: Masterpieces from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 2003), pp. 64-65. (Workshop of Francesco di Giorgio, Siena, 1439–1501)
Jacqueline Marie Mussacchio. Art, Marriage, and Family in the Florentine Renaissance Palace (New Haven and London, 2008), pp. 21-22, fig. 11. (Workshop of Francesco di Giorgio)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), pp. 112-17, no. 35.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer G. Teunissen, The Hague on 25 August 1894 for 400 guilders (paid as £33.10s) through Ralph W. Curtis (1854–1922), American painter and collector.
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