Object details
Object number
F19w59
Creator(s)
English
Title
Settee
Date
early 19th century
Medium
Walnut
Dimensions
106.5 x 152.5 x 75 cm (41 15/16 x 60 1/16 x 29 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer Karl J. Freund, New York on 15 December 1914 for $1,400. (as English, Jacobean (about 17th century); as a set with museum no. F19w49)
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.
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 169. (as English, dated early 19th century with 17th century needlework)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 108, no. 26. (needlework as French or Netherlandish, dated about 1675-1725)
Gallery
Tapestry Room
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