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On Display: House - Shipley Room
Couch (Daybed)
1735-1765
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple
- Rush
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1969.1678
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.1678
Object Name
Couch (Daybed)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1735-1765
Materials
- Maple
- Rush
- Iron
Dimensions (inches)
37 (H) x 25 (W) x 79 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
93.98 (H) x 63.5 (W) x 200.66 (L)
Measurement Notes
OH at top of back post, OL from front feet to back (extended about two inches), OW at feet.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• For more info. and a related example, see pp. 69-70.