Pair of Nightstands (Comodini)
furniture maker
Unknown
Datelate 18th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumPainted pine
Dimensions79.5 x 49 x 40.5 cm (31 5/16 x 19 5/16 x 15 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF18e3.1-2
eMuseum ID727474
EmbARK ObjectID15582
TMS Source ID4125
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. 142. (early 19th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 161, no. 56. (Venice or Veneto)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 161, no. 56. (Venice or Veneto)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealers Moisè Dalla Torre and Co., Venice on 20 September 1899 for 110 lire (for the pair of nightstands).
