Object details
Object number
F18n15.1
Creator(s)
Italian, Northern Italy
Title
Cupboard with Painted Panel (Mobile ad uno sportello): Thetis and Vulcan
Date
18th century - 19th century
Medium
Painted and gilded pine with metal handles; Painted panel: oil on poplar
Dimensions
85 x 112 x 33 cm (33 7/16 x 44 1/8 x 13 in.)
Additional Dimensions
Painted panels: 60 x 76.7 cm (23 5/8 x 30 3/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
A label on the inside reads: "Sigr Chiodetti Martire / Antiquario / Cremona."
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1918.
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. 140. (North Italian, late 18th century style; the painted panels: 18th century)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 37 (12 May 1963), p. 2. (Possibly Cremonese, 16th century; the painted panels: 16th century, the cabinet work around them possibly later)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), pp. 170-71, no. 62. (as Northern Italian, 19th century with 18th century painted panel)
Gallery
Little Salon
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