Object details
Object number
F21w1
Creator(s)
Italian
Title
Vitrine on a Stand (Credenza con alzata a vetrina)
Date
mid 19th century
Medium
Painted pine and other woods
Dimensions
231.1 x 95.5 x 51.4 cm (91 x 37 5/8 x 20 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealers Sypher & Co., New York on 5 October 1880 for $350.
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
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.
Gallery
Dutch Room
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