Object details
Object number
F16e6.1-2
Creator(s)
Italian, Lombardo-Veneto
Title
Pair of Armchairs (Poltrone da parata)
Date
late 17th century
Medium
Walnut and pine
Dimensions
114 x 66 x 56.7 cm (44 7/8 x 26 x 22 5/16 in.)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
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. 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.
Gallery
Raphael Room
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