Octagonal Table (Tavolo ottagonale)
furniture maker
Unknown
Datelate 19th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumWalnut and poplar
Dimensions79 x 97.1 x 98.8 cm (31 1/8 x 38 1/4 x 38 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF21w21
eMuseum ID730262
EmbARK ObjectID14455
Previous Number622
TMS Source ID3243
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. 180. (17th century, considerably restored)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 206, no. 93. (dated as late 19th century with 16th-century Bolognese elements)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 206, no. 93. (dated as late 19th century with 16th-century Bolognese elements)
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealers Koopman & Co., Boston on 1 April 1911 for $300.
