Set of Four Wall Lights (Lumi da muro)
furniture maker
Unknown
Datemid 18th century
Place MadeLucca, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
MediumPainted and gilded wood with metal
Dimensions57.5 x 45.7 x 25.5 cm (22 5/8 x 18 x 10 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF27w8.1-4
eMuseum ID722872
EmbARK ObjectID18490
Original NumberF27w8-s; F27e18-s; F27e30-s; F27e37-s
TMS Source ID6361
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. 245. (Italian, probably 17th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 278, no. 133.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 278, no. 133.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Dino Barozzi, Venice on 20 September 1899 for 144 lire (for set of four).
