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Source Description
"Sgabello" is the Italian word for a type of simple chair that is basically a stool with a back support. This was a common type of easily moved seating in affluent Italian (and subsequently French) homes. Chairs only started to become comfortable in the 1600s. The chair appears to be at least partially reconstructed at a later period, possibly the in the 1800s.
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Document identity
localId
20439
label
""Sgabello""-Type Chair with Scrolls
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object
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Source metadata
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20439
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object
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normalized
title
""Sgabello""-Type Chair with Scrolls
description
"Sgabello" is the Italian word for a type of simple chair that is basically a stool with a back support. This was a common type of easily moved seating in affluent Italian (and subsequently French) homes. Chairs only started to become comfortable in the 1600s. The chair appears to be at least partially reconstructed at a later period, possibly the in the 1800s.
provenance
Collection E. Volpi, Florence; E. Volpi Sale, American Art Galleries, New York, 1917, no. 282; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 1917.
date
16th century (Renaissance)
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CC0
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en
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Wood
chairs
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 39 3/8 in. (100 cm)
Source extras
med
wood (walnut)
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6229
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REN
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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