Object details
Accession number
F18e3.1-2
Primary Creator
Italian, Venice
Full title
Pair of Nightstands (Comodini)
Creation Date
late 18th century
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealers Moisè Dalla Torre and Co., Venice on 20 September 1899 for 110 lire (for the pair of nightstands).
Dimensions
79.5 x 49 x 40.5 cm (31 5/16 x 19 5/16 x 15 15/16 in.)
Display Media
Painted pine
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
Little Salon
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 142. (early 19th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 161, no. 56. (Venice or Veneto)
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