Liquor Chest
furniture maker
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumLeather and wood with brass fittings
Dimensions20.3 x 27.9 x 17.8 cm (8 x 11 x 7 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF30n28.1-7
eMuseum ID726561
Previous Number816
Previous NumberF30n28
Previous NumberU30n28
TMS Source ID30070
Last Updated11/9/24
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. 276. (as Italian, probably 17th century)
MarksNotesPasted label (inside lid): [coat of arms of the Da Lezze family, Venice]
Inscribed in pencil written over black ink (on above label, upper left corner): 30(?)5 / 3550
Inscribed in pencil (on above label, lower left corner): (?)350
Inscribed in pencil (on above label, lower right corner): Da Lezze
Pyrographed mark (front of chest, lower right corner): [Unidentified maker's mark]
Inscribed in black ink (back of chest, center): [Unidentified characters]
Inscribed in pencil written over black ink (on above label, upper left corner): 30(?)5 / 3550
Inscribed in pencil (on above label, lower left corner): (?)350
Inscribed in pencil (on above label, lower right corner): Da Lezze
Pyrographed mark (front of chest, lower right corner): [Unidentified maker's mark]
Inscribed in black ink (back of chest, center): [Unidentified characters]
ProvenanceNotesProbably made for the Da Lezze family, Venice.
Possibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice before 1897.
Possibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice before 1897.
