Savonarola Chair

Name/Title

Savonarola Chair

Entry/Object ID

2003.9.3

Description

18th-c. Italian Savonarola chair. The chair is made of walnut and features star-shaped or floral markings on the back rest made with a hand punch and bow-saw marks on the s-curve leg supports.

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

Chair

Made/Created

Time Period

18th Century

Place

Country

Italy

Region

Southern Europe

Continent

Europe

Material

Walnut Wood

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Credit Line

Label

Gift of Amb. Thomas M. Foglietta, ’49