Set of Six Low Chairs (Sedie Basse)
furniture maker
Unknown
Datemid 17th century
Place MadeVeneto or Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe
MediumWalnut
DimensionsF30c2.1-4: 38 3/16 x 18 1/8 x 15 9/16 in. (97 x 46 x 39.5 cm)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF30c2.1-6
eMuseum ID722857
EmbARK ObjectID18495
TMS Source ID6362
Last Updated11/12/24
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. 277. (16th - 17th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 303, no. 145.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 303, no. 145.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Guiseppe Salvadori, Florence on 12 October 1906 for 400 lire (for set of six chairs).
