Straight Chair
furniture maker
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeLombardo-Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumWalnut
Dimensions112 x 42.4 x 35 cm (44 1/8 x 16 11/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF19e14
eMuseum ID728783
EmbARK ObjectID12937
TMS Source ID1980
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. 15. (16th or 17th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 181, no. 69.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 181, no. 69.
ProvenanceNotesPerhaps purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Karl J. Freund, New York on 4 February 1911 for $27.50.
