Object details
Accession number
F21n2
Primary Creator
Italian, Veneto
Full title
Chest of Drawers (Cassettone)
Creation Date
2nd half of the 18th century
Provenance
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner as a set with two nightstands (F21e17) at an unknown date.
Dimensions
82.9 x 122.8 x 57.9 cm (32 5/8 x 48 3/8 x 22 13/16 in.)
Display Media
Walnut, pine, rosewood, ivory and bone, bronze
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
Dutch Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston: 1935), p. 179. (probably Italian, early 19th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 201, no. 87. (2nd half of the 18th century with inlays of the early 19th century)
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