1959.0750 sofa and 1969.5519 slip cover view 1
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Sofa

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Unknown (Furniture Maker)

    Scalamandré (Fabric manufacturer)

  • Place of Origin:

    Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    Long Island City, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1795-1805

  • Materials:

    Mahogany; Ash; Maple, soft; Spruce; Silk

  • Techniques:

    Woven (compound)

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.0750


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Object Number

1959.0750

Object Name

Sofa

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Unknown (Furniture Maker)
This record is to be used when the maker of an object is unknown.

Scalamandré (Fabric manufacturer)

Place of Origin

Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin is probably Massachusetts.

Secondary Place of Origin

Long Island City, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric, "Brocaurt de Lavallois," (#96118-4, 100% silk), was purchased from Scalamandre Incorporated of Long Island City, New York. It was possibly woven between 1975-1977 and was acquired on 11/24/1987.

Date

1795-1805

Materials

Mahogany; Ash; Maple, soft; Spruce; Silk

Techniques

Woven (compound)

Dimensions (inches)

36.5 (H) , 73.5 (L) , 28.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

92.71 (H) , 186.69 (L) , 71.76 (D)

Measurement Notes

OL at crest; OD from back of crest to front of feet . H (seat) 16 in. (40.5 cm); W (arms) 72 in.; W (seat and feet) 62 in.; D (seat) 24.5 in. (62.1 cm); D (feet) 25. 25 in. (64 cm).

Object Description

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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. 259.
[Book] Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
Published with previous upholstery: p. 115