Bargueno
furniture maker
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeSpain, Europe
MediumWalnut and pine
Dimensions135.9 x 106.7 x 44.1 cm (53 1/2 x 42 x 17 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF15n11.1-2
eMuseum ID730422
Original NumberF15n11
EmbARK ObjectID11709
TMS Source ID894
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. 95.
Rollin Hadley. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 9, no. 3 (19 Sept. 1965), p. 2.
Rollin Hadley. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 9, no. 3 (19 Sept. 1965), p. 2.
MarksNotesCarved (center of chest): [unidentified coat of arms, possibly for a family living in Guipúzcoa, or Gipuzkoa, a province in the Basque region of Spain]
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealer Joel Koopman, Boston for $250 on 11 August 1916.