Low Chair (Sedia bassa)
furniture maker
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeCentral Italy, Italy, Europe
MediumWalnut and metal
Dimensions82.2 x 42.3 x 34 cm (32 3/8 x 16 5/8 x 13 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF30e19
eMuseum ID727784
EmbARK ObjectID12817
Original NumberF30e19-s
Previous NumberF30e11.2
TMS Source ID1873
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. 306, no. 154.
“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. 306, no. 154.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Stefano Bardini, Florence on 6 October 1897 for 408 lire (for two chairs, F30e11).
