Pair of Armchairs (Poltrone da parata)
furniture maker
Unknown
Datelate 17th century
Place MadeLombardo-Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumWalnut and pine
Dimensions114 x 66 x 56.7 cm (44 7/8 x 26 x 22 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF16e6.1-2
eMuseum ID718146
EmbARK ObjectID16308
TMS Source ID4641
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. 115. (as style of Andrea Brustolon, late 17th – early 18th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 122, no. 39.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 122, no. 39.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
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