Sedan Chair
furniture maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1770-1785
Place MadeNorthern Italy, Italy, Europe
MediumPainted wood; leather
Dimensions151.1 x 83.2 x 102.9 cm (59 1/2 x 32 3/4 x 40 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF25c24
eMuseum ID723694
EmbARK ObjectID12174
TMS Source ID1312
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella 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.
BibliographyNotesArt Exhibition: Mrs. John L. Gardner, 152 Beacon St., Boston. Exh. cat. (Boston, 1899), pp. 1-2, no. 8. (as having belonged to Edward, Earl of Clarendon)
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 18.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 200. (as a composite of the 17th-19th century, with false inscription)
Ev Page, "Secrets of the Gardner Museum Collection's Furniture," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 26 June 2023, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/secrets-gardner-museum-collections-furniture
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 18.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 200. (as a composite of the 17th-19th century, with false inscription)
Ev Page, "Secrets of the Gardner Museum Collection's Furniture," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 26 June 2023, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/secrets-gardner-museum-collections-furniture
MarksNotesInscribed erroneously: Edward Earl of Clarendon Lord High Chancellor of England and Chancellor of the University of Oxford Anno Domini 1667
Coat of arms (upper back panel): coronet
Coat of arms (upper back panel): coronet
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer C. McCarthy, Boston on 1 January 1892 for $1,500 for the sedan chair, a set of Worcester Armorial china (museum no. C1s49.1-24), and a table (museum no. F21s8).
