Object Number 1957.0804 A- E

Object Name

Sofa (Square sofa)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Samuel McIntire (Furniture Maker)
1757-1811
References: Frank Cousins, The Wood-Carver of Salem: Samuel McInture, his life and work (Boston: Little, Brown, 1916); Fiske Kimball, Mr. Samuel McIntire, Carver: The Architect of Salem (Portland, ME: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press; published for the Essex Institute of Salem, Massachusetts, 1940); Mabel Munson Swan, Samuel McInture, carver, and the Sandersons, early Salem cabinet makers (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1934).

Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Fabric manufacturer)

Place of Origin

Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

This sofa was reupholstered at Winterthur in 2000 with Brunschwig & Fils "Barronne Brocade" in Tea Rose, manufacturer # 81848.0/159.

Date

1800-1810

Materials

Mahogany; Birch; Silk; Cotton

Techniques

Woven (compound)

Dimensions (inches)

36.5 (H) , 77 (W) , 29.375 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

92.71 (H) , 195.58 (W) , 74.613 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at arms; OD from center back of crest to center front of seat. W (crest) 71.625 in.; W (arms) 75.25 in. Small cushions (c, d, e) measure OL: 15.5 in, OW: 15.25 in, OH: 3.0 in. (Sara Jatcko, 03/10/2009)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 270.
[Book] Cantor, Jay E. 1997 Winterthur. 264.
• Published: p. 136
[Book] Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Published: p. 84