Object details
Accession number
F30c2.1-6
Primary Creator
Italian, Veneto or Emilia-Romagna
Full title
Set of Six Low Chairs (Sedie Basse)
Creation Date
mid 17th century
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Guiseppe Salvadori, Florence on 12 October 1906 for 400 lire (for set of six chairs).
Dimensions
F30c2.1-4: 38 3/16 x 18 1/8 x 15 9/16 in. (97 x 46 x 39.5 cm)
Display Media
Walnut
Dimension Notes
F30c2.1-4: 97 x 46 x 39.5 cm (38 3/16 x 18 1/8 x 15 9/16 in.)
F30c2.5-6: 103.7 x 51 x 40 cm (40 13/16 x 20 1/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
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. 277. (16th - 17th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 303, no. 145.
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