Object details
Object number
F18e10.1-2
Creator(s)
Italian, Venice
Title
Pair of Armchairs (Poltrone a pozzetto)
Date
mid 18th century
Medium
Painted wood
Additional Dimensions
F18e10.1: 77.5 x 67 x 53.1 cm (30 1/2 x 26 3/8 x 20 7/8 in.)
F18e10.2: 78.4 x 65 x 52.2 cm (30 7/8 x 25 9/16 x 20 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by the late 1890s.
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.
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 144.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 160, no. 55.
Gallery
Little Salon
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