Vitrine (Teca)
furniture maker
Unknown
Datelate 18th century
Place MadeCentral Italy, Italy, Europe
MediumPainted and gilded wood, glass
Dimensions77 x 36.7 x 28.8 cm (30 5/16 x 14 7/16 x 11 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF3s2
eMuseum ID719556
EmbARK ObjectID11081
TMS Source ID329
Last Updated11/6/24
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. 24. (possibly Italian or South German, early 19th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 46, no. 2.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 46, no. 2.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealers Moisè Dalla Torre and Co., Venice on 1 October 1906 with another vitrine (F3s13) and 8 candelieri (candlesticks) and 1 ricamo (needlework) for 650 lire.
