Sgabello, ca. 1489–91
Italian (Florence)
Walnut, maple, ebony, ebonized wood, and fruitwood, traces of gilding and red paint; 58 x 16 3/4 x 16 1/2 in. (147.3 x 42.5 x 41.9 cm)
Fletcher Fund, 1930 (30.93.2)
Technical Glossary
Italian (Florence)
Walnut, maple, ebony, ebonized wood, and fruitwood, traces of gilding and red paint; 58 x 16 3/4 x 16 1/2 in. (147.3 x 42.5 x 41.9 cm)
Fletcher Fund, 1930 (30.93.2)
The coat of arms on the crest is that of Filippo Strozzi (1426–1491), head of a prominent Florentine banking family. In design it is closely related to a medal in the style of Niccolò Fiorentino (1430–1514), probably commissioned for the laying of the cornerstone of Filippo Strozzi's new palace in Florence on August 6, 1489.
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Related Index Terms
Material and Technique
- • Wood, Furniture
- • Wood, Furniture, Europe
- • Wood, Furniture, Europe, Italian Peninsula
- • Wood, organized by technique, Carved
- • Wood, organized by technique, Ebonized
- • Wood, organized by technique, Gilded
- • Wood, organized by technique, Painted
- • Wood, organized by type
- • Wood, organized by type, Ebony
- • Wood, organized by type, Fruitwood
- • Wood, organized by type, Maple
- • Wood, organized by type, Walnut
Object
Subject Matter/Theme
- • Heraldry
