Low Chair (Sedia bassa)
furniture maker
Unknown
Dateearly 17th century
Place MadeCentral Italy, Italy, Europe
MediumWalnut
Dimensions81 x 44 x 37.2 cm (31 7/8 x 17 5/16 x 14 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF21n18
eMuseum ID729410
Original NumberF21n18-s
Previous Number637
EmbARK ObjectID14485
Previous NumberF21n14.2
TMS Source ID3267
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. 175.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 197, no. 83.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 197, no. 83.
MarksNotesInscribed (back of cross rail): Savini (possibly the chair's maker)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
