Object details
Accession number
F21w1
Primary Creator
Italian
Full title
Vitrine on a Stand (Credenza con alzata a vetrina)
Creation Date
mid 19th century
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealers Sypher & Co., New York on 5 October 1880 for $350.
Dimensions
231.1 x 95.5 x 51.4 cm (91 x 37 5/8 x 20 1/4 in.)
Display Media
Painted pine and other woods
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
Dutch Room
Bibliography
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 13. (as "Cabinet")
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 207, no. 94.
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