Object details
Accession number
F19s5.1-2
Primary Creator
Italian, Milan
Full title
Pair of Armchairs (Poltrone da parata)
Creation Date
late 19th century
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealers Moisè Dalla Torre and Co., Venice on 25 September 1906 for 600 lire (for 2 chairs).
Dimensions
149.5 x 65 x 42.5 cm (58 7/8 x 25 9/16 x 16 3/4 in.)
Display Media
Walnut with bronze tacks
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
Tapestry Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 161. (17th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 184, no. 72. (as late 19th century with 17th century elements)
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