Pair of Armchairs (Poltrone a pozzetto)
furniture maker
Unknown
Datemid 18th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumGilded walnut
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF18w11.1-2
eMuseum ID726362
EmbARK ObjectID15598
TMS Source ID4140
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. 137.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 162, no. 57.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 162, no. 57.
ProvenanceNotesProvenance uncertain: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898), purchased "2 stuffed armchairs cov.d with green silk" from the dealer Dino Barozzi, Venice on 23 September 1897 for 200 lire.
