Pair of Armchairs (Seggioloni)
furniture maker
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeLombardo-Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumWalnut and maple
Dimensions122.8 x 60.4 x 49.7 cm (48 3/8 x 23 3/4 x 19 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF27e19.1-2
eMuseum ID727013
EmbARK ObjectID19032
TMS Source ID6530
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. 244. (Northern Italian)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 276, no. 130.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), p. 276, no. 130.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Stefano Bardini, Florence on 12 October 1906 for 15,000 lire, together with a credenza (F27w70) .
