Armchair (Poltrona)
furniture maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1900
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumWalnut
Dimensions102.7 x 62.5 x 44.5 cm (40 7/16 x 24 5/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF19c7
eMuseum ID727926
Previous Number582
EmbARK ObjectID14367
TMS Source ID3174
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. 170. (modern derivation from the 16th century 'Dante' type)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 187, no. 77.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 187, no. 77.
ProvenanceNotesProbably with the dealer Stefano Bardini, Florence. [Fondo Fotografico Bardini, Florence (f.25, no. 4487)]
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Karl J. Freund, New York on 2 May 1912 for $110.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Karl J. Freund, New York on 2 May 1912 for $110.
