Object details
Object number
F11e1
Creator(s)
Japanese
Title
Tilt-Top Table
Date
mid 19th century
Medium
Painted lacquer inlaid with mother of pearl
Dimensions
73 x 54.6 x 54.3 cm (28 3/4 x 21 1/2 x 21 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Belonged to Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband's family, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898).
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. 73.
Holly Salmon, "From Tree Sap to Tea Jar: East Asian Lacquer," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 9 February 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/tree-sap-tea-jar-east-asian-lacquer
Gallery
Macknight Room
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