Writing Desk (Scrivania)
furniture maker
Unknown
Date17th century - 18th century
Place MadeVeneto, Italy, Europe
MediumWalnut and pine; inlaid panels: cherry, yew, ash, jujube, fir, and mulberry
Dimensions74.3 x 128.5 x 50 cm (29 1/4 x 50 9/16 x 19 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF3e10
eMuseum ID719922
EmbARK ObjectID11065
TMS Source ID315
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. 39. (Italian, perhaps early 19th century; the marquetry on the center panel, South German, 17th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), pp. 52-53, no. 7.
Ev Page, "Secrets of the Gardner Museum Collection's Furniture," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 26 June 2023, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/secrets-gardner-museum-collections-furniture
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), pp. 52-53, no. 7.
Ev Page, "Secrets of the Gardner Museum Collection's Furniture," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 26 June 2023, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/secrets-gardner-museum-collections-furniture
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Dino Barozzi, Venice on 23 September 1897 for 300 lire.
Unknown
late 17th century - early 18th century
