Stool (Sgabello)
furniture maker
Unknown
Date18th century - 19th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumGilded walnut
Dimensions42.5 x 33.4 x 33.4 cm (16 3/4 x 13 1/8 x 13 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF18e7
eMuseum ID729246
EmbARK ObjectID14196
Previous Number485
TMS Source ID3012
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. 143. (19th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 171, no. 63.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 171, no. 63.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from antique dealer Karl J. Freund, New York on 2 May 1912 for $68.
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