Pair of Armchairs (Poltrone da parata)
furniture maker
Unknown
Datelate 19th century
Place MadeMilan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe
MediumWalnut with bronze tacks
Dimensions149.5 x 65 x 42.5 cm (58 7/8 x 25 9/16 x 16 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF19s5.1-2
eMuseum ID730520
EmbARK ObjectID16233
TMS Source ID4570
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. 161. (17th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 184, no. 72. (as late 19th century with 17th century elements)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 184, no. 72. (as late 19th century with 17th century elements)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealers Moisè Dalla Torre and Co., Venice on 25 September 1906 for 600 lire (for 2 chairs).
