Object details
Object number
F4w1.5
Creator(s)
Italian, Central Italy
Title
Sacristy Bench (Panche da sacrestia)
Date
early 17th century
Medium
Carved walnut
Dimensions
205.7 x 177.2 cm (81 x 69 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1902.
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
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 3. (as "Old wooden seats"; Italian)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 41, 64. (16th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), pp. 68-69, no. 15. (as Central Italian, early 17th century)
Gallery
Main Entrance Passage And Lobby
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