Object details
Object number
F19c1
Creator(s)
Italian, Bologna
Title
Oval Table
Date
late 19th century
Medium
Walnut
Dimensions
87.5 x 190 x 140 cm (34 7/16 x 74 13/16 x 55 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Gaetano Pepe, Naples on 26 October 1906 for 197 lire.
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. (17th century)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 36 (5 May 1963), p. 2. (17th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 185, no. 73. (as Italian, late 19th century, with 17th century Bolognese legs)
Gallery
Tapestry Room
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