Cassone
furniture maker
Unknown
Date1580-1589
Place MadeCentral Italy, Italy, Europe
MediumWalnut
Dimensions65 x 171.5 x 61 cm (25 9/16 x 67 1/2 x 24 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF15s7
eMuseum ID726751
EmbARK ObjectID11726
TMS Source ID909
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 89. (modern imitation in the style of the 16th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), pp. 96-97, no. 28. (as authentic, almost entirely of the late 16th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), pp. 96-97, no. 28. (as authentic, almost entirely of the late 16th century)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1899.
