Set of Six Armchairs (Poltrone da parata)
furniture maker
Unknown
Datelate 19th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumWalnut
Dimensions133 x 59 x 52.5 cm (52 3/8 x 23 1/4 x 20 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF25w11.1-6
eMuseum ID729662
EmbARK ObjectID16261
TMS Source ID4596
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. 199. (early 17th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 238, no. 112. (dated as late 19th century with elements of the 17th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 238, no. 112. (dated as late 19th century with elements of the 17th century)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealers Moisè Dalla Torre and Co., Venice on 26 September 1899 for 500 lire (for set of six chairs).
