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(c) 2011 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Low Chair (Sedia bassa)
(c) 2011 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2011 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Low Chair (Sedia bassa)

furniture maker
Date17th century
Place MadeCentral Italy, Italy, Europe
MediumPartly gilded walnut
Dimensions81 x 44.5 x 38 cm (31 7/8 x 17 1/2 x 14 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF30e6
eMuseum ID728312
EmbARK ObjectID12808
TMS Source ID1864
Last Updated11/14/24
Status
Not on view
Web 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. 262.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 308, no. 156.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
(c) 2011 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
early 17th century
(c) 2011 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
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early 17th century
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17th century
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17th century
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about 1800
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late 19th century
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mid 17th century
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Unknown
late 19th century