Stool (Sgabello)
furniture maker
Unknown
Date1650-1699
Place MadeCentral Italy, Italy, Europe
MediumWalnut
Dimensions40.8 x 52.8 x 39.5 cm (16 1/16 x 20 13/16 x 15 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF26n83
eMuseum ID723133
EmbARK ObjectID12332
TMS Source ID1465
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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston: 1935), p. 222. (Italian, 18th-19th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 109, no. 27. (on the textile cover, as possibly French, 1675-1725)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 263, no. 124.
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 109, no. 27. (on the textile cover, as possibly French, 1675-1725)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 263, no. 124.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in about 1913 for 200 francs. (with museum no., F26n83)
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