Object details
Accession number
F15n4.1-3
Primary Creator
Italian, Venice
Full title
Set of Three Rush-seat Chairs
Creation Date
18th century
Provenance
Possibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Achille Camerino, Venice on 29 September 1906 for 45 lire (set of three).
Dimensions
103 x 42 x 34.5 cm (40 9/16 x 16 9/16 x 13 9/16 in.)
Display Media
Painted and gilded 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
Early Italian Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 96. (Venice)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 95, no. 27.
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