Pair of Benches (Panche)
furniture maker
Unknown
Dateearly 18th century
Place MadeVeneto, Italy, Europe
MediumGilded wood
Dimensions49 x 143 x 48 cm (19 5/16 x 56 5/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF27w7.1-2
eMuseum ID723005
EmbARK ObjectID18508
Original NumberF27w7-s; F27e2-s
TMS Source ID6369
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. 233. (Italian, late 17th or early 18th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 199, no. 85.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 199, no. 85.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer A. Clerle, Venice on 27 September 1897 for 120 lire (pair of benches).
