Furniture
Unknown (Furniture Maker)
Massachusetts or Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1800-1810
Mahogany; Beech; Birch; Silk
1957.0872
Object Number1957.0872 |
Sofa
Furniture
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Unknown (Furniture Maker)
This record is to be used when the maker of an object is unknown.
Massachusetts or Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
Origin is Rhode Island or Massachusetts. The Rhode Island attribution is based on a card table labeled by Joseph Rawson with similar veneered oval mahogany panels. In addition, according to Montgomery, Israel Sack thought he had once owned this sofa and that it was made for a "Professor Brown" of Brown University by "a famous Providence cabinetmaker whose name he could not recall. Finally, the use of reeding to cap the back down to the handholds, the serpentine shape of the arms, and the square spade feet re seldom seen in Massachusetts furniture.
1800-1810
Mahogany; Beech; Birch; Silk
37.25 (H) , 64.25 (W) , 24 (D)
94.615 (H) , 163.195 (W) , 60.96 (D)
OW at arms, OD from crest to front of seat.
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[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published in no. 274.
[Electronic] Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF4515