Set of Three Armchairs (Seggioloni)
furniture maker
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeTuscany, Italy, Europe
MediumPartly gilded walnut
Dimensions140 x 60 x 54 cm (55 1/8 x 23 5/8 x 21 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF30s29.1-3
eMuseum ID723021
EmbARK ObjectID18506
Original NumberF30s29-s; F30s30-s'; F30s32-s
TMS Source ID6368
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. 268. (Italian)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 40 (2? Jun. 1963), p. 1.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 7, no. 11 (10 Nov. 1963), p. 2.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), pp. 300-301, no. 149.
Christina Nielsen (ed.). Sargent on Location: Gardner's First Artist-in-Residence. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2018), p. 20, ill. p. 23, fig. 11.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 40 (2? Jun. 1963), p. 1.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 7, no. 11 (10 Nov. 1963), p. 2.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), pp. 300-301, no. 149.
Christina Nielsen (ed.). Sargent on Location: Gardner's First Artist-in-Residence. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2018), p. 20, ill. p. 23, fig. 11.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Emilio Costantini, Florence on 6 October 1897 for 425 lire for set of three.
