Object Number 1957.0788

Object Name

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).

Place of Origin

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

Secondary Place of Origin

Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric was probably made in Europe c. 1991. The manufacturer for this reproduction fabric is unknown.

Date

1795-1805

Materials

Mahogany; Ebony; Birch; Silk

Techniques

Woven (damask)

Dimensions (inches)

36.625 (H) , 74.75 (L) , 34 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

93.028 (H) , 189.865 (L) , 86.36 (D)

Measurement Notes

OH at center of crest rail; OW at arms; OD from back of crest to front of seat. W (crest) 71.5 in.

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. 264.
[Book] Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Published: p. 84