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Sofa
Unidentified
1800-1810
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
Massachusetts or Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Beech
- Birch
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1957.0872
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0872
Object Name
Sofa
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
Massachusetts or Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is Rhode Island or Massachusetts. The Rhode Island attribution is based on a card table labeled by Joseph Rawson with similar veneered oval mahogany panels. In addition, according to Montgomery, Israel Sack thought he had once owned this sofa and that it was made for a "Professor Brown" of Brown University by "a famous Providence cabinetmaker whose name he could not recall. Finally, the use of reeding to cap the back down to the handholds, the serpentine shape of the arms, and the square spade feet re seldom seen in Massachusetts furniture.
Date
1800-1810
Materials
- Mahogany
- Beech
- Birch
- Silk
Dimensions (inches)
37.25 (H) x 64.25 (W) x 24 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
94.615 (H) x 163.195 (W) x 60.96 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at arms, OD from crest to front of seat.