Object details

Accession number

F30n7.1-4

Primary Creator

Italian, Central Italy

Full title

Four Armchairs (Poltrone da parata)

Creation Date

17th century

Provenance

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Stefano Bardini, Florence on 6 October 1897 for 967 lire.

Dimensions

144 x 66 x 59 cm (56 11/16 x 26 x 23 1/4 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

Gothic Room

Bibliography

Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston: 1935), p. 274.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 305, no. 153.
Christina Nielsen (ed.). Sargent on Location: Gardner's First Artist-in-Residence. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2018), pp. 28-33, ill. p. 35, fig. 24; p. 56, no. 5.

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