Low Chair (Sedia bassa)
furniture maker
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeCentral Italy, Italy, Europe
MediumWalnut, white poplar, and pine
Dimensions81 x 46.2 x 38 cm (31 7/8 x 18 3/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF30e11
eMuseum ID727841
EmbARK ObjectID12816
Original NumberF30e11-s
Previous NumberF30e11.1
TMS Source ID1872
Last Updated11/12/24
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. 262.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 9 (1 Nov. 1964), p. 2.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 307, no. 155. (17th century with elements of the 19th century)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 9 (1 Nov. 1964), p. 2.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 307, no. 155. (17th century with elements of the 19th century)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Stefano Bardini, Florence on 6 October 1897 for 408 lire (for two chairs, F30e19).
