Details
| Designer | Filippo Pelagio Palagi, Italian, 1775-1860 |
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| Maker | Gabrielle Cappello, Italian, 1806-1876 |
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| Date | 1841 - 1842 |
| Medium | Mahogany inlaid with maple and mahogany, with modern silk upholstery copying the original upholstery |
| Dimensions | Overall: 39 × 21 1/8 × 19 1/4 inches (99.1 × 53.7 × 48.9 cm) |
| Credit Line | Founders Society Purchase with funds from Founders Junior Council |
| Accession Number | 1987.21.2 |
| Department | European Sculpture and Dec Arts |
| On View | European: Grand Tour of Italy-Venice, Level 2 (see map) |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Marks | Marks, on back of frame, stenciled in green: 3425 [with traces of "PPR" erased] Incised stamp: PPR 3425 |
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Provenance
King Carlo Alberto of Savoy [1798-1849] (Castello Reale, Racconigi, near Turin, Italy);
until 1922, (Racconigi, near Turin, Italy).
1938-1980 private collection (Ticino, Switzerland);
1980-1987, (Heim Gallery, Ltd. & and Old Masters [Paintings and Sculptures] Ltd., London, England);
1987-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
until 1922, (Racconigi, near Turin, Italy).
1938-1980 private collection (Ticino, Switzerland);
1980-1987, (Heim Gallery, Ltd. & and Old Masters [Paintings and Sculptures] Ltd., London, England);
1987-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
Darr, Alan Phipps. "European sculpture and decorative arts acquired by the Detroit Institute of Arts 1978–87," Burlington Magazine 130 (June 1988): pp. 498–499, fig. 111 (ill.).
De Royere, Bertrand. Pelagio Palagi: Décorateur des palais royaux de Turin et du Piémont (1832–1856). Paris, 2017, pp. 202 (ill.), 276–278 (ill.).
De Royere, Bertrand. Pelagio Palagi: Décorateur des palais royaux de Turin et du Piémont (1832–1856). Paris, 2017, pp. 202 (ill.), 276–278 (ill.).
