Settee
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Unknown
Dateearly 19th century
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumWalnut
Dimensions106.5 x 152.5 x 75 cm (41 15/16 x 60 1/16 x 29 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF19w59
eMuseum ID728441
EmbARK ObjectID14355
Previous Number583
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)045
TMS Source ID3162
Last Updated11/15/24
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. 169. (as English, dated early 19th century with 17th century needlework)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 108, no. 26. (needlework as French or Netherlandish, dated about 1675-1725)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 108, no. 26. (needlework as French or Netherlandish, dated about 1675-1725)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer Karl J. Freund, New York on 15 December 1914 for $1,400. (as English, Jacobean (about 17th century); as a set with museum no. F19w49)
