Object details
Accession number
F30e11
Primary Creator
Italian, Central Italy
Full title
Low Chair (Sedia bassa)
Creation Date
17th century
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Stefano Bardini, Florence on 6 October 1897 for 408 lire (for two chairs, F30e19).
Dimensions
81 x 46.2 x 38 cm (31 7/8 x 18 3/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
Display Media
Walnut, white poplar, and pine
Web 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.
Permanent Gallery Location
Gothic Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston: 1935), p. 262.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 9 (1 Nov. 1964), p. 2.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 307, no. 155. (17th century with elements of the 19th century)
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