Bench Chest with Back (Cassapanca con schienale)
furniture maker
Unknown
Datelate 19th century
Place MadeFlorence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
MediumWalnut, poplar, and pine
Dimensions174 x 196 x 53.5 cm (68 1/2 x 77 3/16 x 21 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF21n13
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryThis piece of furniture is an invention of the late 19th century, made to deceive unsuspecting collectors into thinking they were buying a Renaissance object. Most collectors, including Isabella Gardner, were taken in by these forgeries which combine Renaissance-era fragments with newer wood.
Id729711
Last Updated8/14/24
Previous Number635
EmbARK ObjectID14483
Source ID3265
