Set of Six Armchairs (Poltrone da parata)
furniture maker
Unknown
Datelate 17th century - early 18th century
Place MadePiedmont or Liguria, Italy, Europe
MediumWalnut and pine
Dimensions124 x 69 x 50 cm (48 13/16 x 27 3/16 x 19 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF16e19.1-6
eMuseum ID718390
EmbARK ObjectID16310
TMS Source ID4643
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. 114. (Venetian, early 18th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 123, no. 40.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 123, no. 40.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealer Moisè Dalla Torre and Co., Venice on 13 September 1897 for 960 lire (for set of six armchairs).
