Sacristy Bench (Panche da sacrestia)
furniture maker
Unknown
Dateearly 17th century
Place MadeCentral Italy, Italy, Europe
MediumCarved walnut
Dimensions205.7 x 222.3 cm (81 x 87 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF4w1.4
eMuseum ID728295
EmbARK ObjectID13085
Original NumberF4e2-s
TMS Source ID2096
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.
BibliographyNotesCatalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 3. (as "Old wooden seats"; Italian)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 41, 64. (16th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), pp. 68-69, no. 15. (as Central Italian, early 17th century)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 41, 64. (16th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), pp. 68-69, no. 15. (as Central Italian, early 17th century)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1902.
