Vitrine (Teca)
furniture maker
Unknown
Datemid 18th century
Place MadeCentral Italy, Italy, Europe
MediumPainted and gilded wood, glass
Dimensions103.5 x 57 x 29 cm (40 3/4 x 22 7/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF3s13
eMuseum ID717025
EmbARK ObjectID11088
TMS Source ID336
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. 26. (Italian florid style of the 18th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 47, no. 3.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 47, no. 3.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealers, Moisè Dalla Torre and Co., Venice on 1 October 1906 with another vitrine (F3s2) and 8 candelieri (candlesticks) and 1 ricamo (needlework) for 650 lire.
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