Chest of Drawers (Cassettone)
furniture maker
Unknown
Date1725-1749
Place MadeLombardo-Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumPine and pear, inlaid with oak, rosewood, olive, and yew
Dimensions99 x 141.1 x 70.2 cm (39 x 55 9/16 x 27 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF16w16
eMuseum ID727627
EmbARK ObjectID11752
TMS Source ID926
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. 119. (Venetian, late 17th or early 18th century)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 12 (18 Nov. 1962), p. 2. (as late 17th or early 18th century)
Rollin van N. Hadley. Museums Discovered: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. (Boston, 1981), pp. 181-82. (Venetian, late 17th or early 18th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), pp. 126-27, no. 42.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 12 (18 Nov. 1962), p. 2. (as late 17th or early 18th century)
Rollin van N. Hadley. Museums Discovered: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. (Boston, 1981), pp. 181-82. (Venetian, late 17th or early 18th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), pp. 126-27, no. 42.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner’s husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898), from the antique dealer A. Clerle, Venice on 25 October 1892 for 350 lire (for the chest of drawers and two nightstands, F16w12).
