Vitrine
furniture maker
Unknown
Dateearly 19th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumGilded wood
Dimensions137 x 71 x 45 cm (53 15/16 x 27 15/16 x 17 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF18e37
eMuseum ID729007
EmbARK ObjectID14201
Previous Number484
TMS Source ID3016
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), pp. 144-45. (as Italian, early 19th century)
Ellen Promise,"Treasure Chest: Isabella's Gilt Vitrine," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 4 April 2023, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/treasure-chest-isabellas-gilt-vitrine.
Ellen Promise,"Treasure Chest: Isabella's Gilt Vitrine," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 4 April 2023, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/treasure-chest-isabellas-gilt-vitrine.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.
