Pair of Armchairs (Poltrone da parata),
late 17th century
Walnut and pine
,
114 x 66 x 56.7 cm (44 7/8 x 26 x 22 5/16 in.)
Object details
Accession number
F16e6.1-2
Primary Creator
Italian, Lombardo-Veneto
Full title
Pair of Armchairs (Poltrone da parata)
Creation Date
late 17th century
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
Dimensions
114 x 66 x 56.7 cm (44 7/8 x 26 x 22 5/16 in.)
Display Media
Walnut and 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
Raphael Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 115. (as style of Andrea Brustolon, late 17th – early 18th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 122, no. 39.
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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.