Object Number 1958.0550

Object Name

Couch (Daybed)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Previously catalogued as New England, 1710-25.

Date

1722-1740

Materials

Maple, soft; Maple; Ash

Dimensions (inches)

38.125 (H) , 72.375 (L) , 21.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

96.838 (H) , 183.83 (L) , 54.61 (W)

Measurement Notes

OH at post, OW at foot of bed, OL from feet to back of adjustable back (at current setting), L (to back of post terminal) 66.75 in.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• Published: cat. no. 83, pp. 355-56.