Pair of Benches (Panche or divani a panchetta)
furniture maker
Unknown
Datelate 19th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumWalnut
DimensionsF19w33.1: 31 5/8 x 73 1/16 x 20 15/16 in. (80.3 x 185.5 x 53.2 cm)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF19w33.1-2
eMuseum ID728988
EmbARK ObjectID17402
TMS Source ID5678
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. 166. (early 18th century)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 14 (2 Dec. 1962), p. 2.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 7, no. 20 (12 Jan. 1964), p. 2.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 182, no. 70.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 14 (2 Dec. 1962), p. 2.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 7, no. 20 (12 Jan. 1964), p. 2.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 182, no. 70.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Gaetano Pepe, Naples on 26 October 1906 for 1816 lire (for set of two benches and twelve chairs, F19e5).
