Two Armchairs (Poltrone da parata)
furniture maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1700
Place MadeTuscany, Italy, Europe
MediumWalnut
Dimensions139 x 68 x 63 cm (54 3/4 x 26 3/4 x 24 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF27w33.1-2
eMuseum ID717856
EmbARK ObjectID17596
Original NumberF27w33-s and F27w34-s
TMS Source ID5857
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. 243. (Northern Italian, early 18th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 277, no. 131.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 277, no. 131.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Arturo Laschi, Florence on 12 October 1906 for 150 lire (for pair).
