id: 126807 accession number: 1949.201 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1949.201 updated: 2023-01-10 23:06:13.653000 Curule (Folding) Chair, c. 1450–1500. Italy, Florence?, 15th century. Forged iron; overall: 106.7 x 63.5 x 54.6 cm (42 x 25 x 21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1949.201 title: Curule (Folding) Chair title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1450–1500 creation date earliest: 1455 creation date latest: 1505 current location: 117A Italian Renaissance creditline: John L. Severance Fund copyright: --- culture: Italy, Florence?, 15th century technique: forged iron department: Medieval Art collection: MED - Renaissance type: Furniture and woodwork find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 106.7 x 63.5 x 54.6 cm (42 x 25 x 21 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Four Modes of Composition opening date: 1954-09-10T04:00:00 Four Modes of Composition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10-October 27, 1954). title: Florence and the Arts: Five Centuries of Patronage opening date: 1971-10-29T04:00:00 Florence and the Arts: Five Centuries of Patronage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 29, 1971-January 2, 1972). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Prince Doria, Rome date: footnotes: citations: Ugo Jandolo, Rome, sold to Joseph Brummer, New York, NY date: ?-1940 footnotes: citations: (Joseph Brummer, New York, NY) date: 1940-1949 footnotes: citations: (Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, June 8-9, 1949) date: 1949 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1949- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: This is a rare example of a Renaissance folding chair. It was intended to be lightweight and easily portable so that it could be folded and transported from room to room or even house to house. They were likely used in Italian homes, though they may have also been favored by scholars and clerics for use in their studies. Their portability also made them useful for extended travel. The fabric is a modern replacement. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS The Brummer Gallery Records. Cloisters (Museum), n.d. page number: N4566 url: https://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16028coll9/id/14927 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1949.201/1949.201_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1949.201/1949.201_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1949.201/1949.201_full.tif