Object details
Accession number
F19w10.1-2
Primary Creator
Italian, Central Italy
Full title
Pair of Armchairs (Poltrone)
Creation Date
last quarter of the 18th century
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.
Dimensions
94.2 x 60.5 x 52.5 cm (37 1/16 x 23 13/16 x 20 11/16 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
Tapestry Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 163.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 177, no. 66.
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