Set of Six Chairs (Sedie)
furniture maker
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeCentral Italy, Italy, Europe
MediumWalnut
Dimensions110.5 x 51 x 44.5 cm (43 1/2 x 20 1/16 x 17 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF26s9.1-6
eMuseum ID717884
EmbARK ObjectID16180
TMS Source ID4525
Last Updated11/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentarySet on onion feet, the legs of these chairs are essentially blocks with a small turned baluster. The stretchers, on the other hand, are fully turned: two on the front and one on each side. The finials are elaborately carved with curled leaves, and are gilded.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston: 1935), p. 215. (early 19th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 261, no. 122.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 261, no. 122.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealers Antonio and Alessandro Jandolo, Rome on 28 October 1906 for 200 lire (set of six chairs).
