This Italian armchair is upholstered in pale yellow fabric with yellow trim along the edges. The sides of the armchair are high and rise gracefully to a curved back. The walnut frame below the upholstered seat has a fan and scroll and shell carving in the center. The front legs are curved outwards, and the back legs are straight.
Italian, Venice
Armchair (Poltrona),
late 19th century
Walnut
,
94.5 x 62 x 53 cm (37 3/16 x 24 7/16 x 20 7/8 in.)
Object details
Accession number
F19e59
Primary Creator
Italian, Venice
Full title
Armchair (Poltrona)
Creation Date
late 19th century
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealer Moisè Dalla Torre and Co., Venice on 29 September 1906 for 120 lire.
Dimensions
94.5 x 62 x 53 cm (37 3/16 x 24 7/16 x 20 7/8 in.)
Display Media
Walnut
Web Commentary
Isabella 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.
Permanent Gallery Location
Tapestry Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston: 1935), p. 161. ( mid 17th century Venetian style)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 186, no. 76. (as possibly Venetian)
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Isabella 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.