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Sofa
Adam Hains, George Bertault
1788-1800
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Adam Hains (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Beech
- Beech, American
- Mahogany veneer
Museum Object Number
1978.0159
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Britton
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Object Number
1978.0159
Object Name
Sofa
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Adam Hains (Furniture Maker); George Bertault (Upholsterer)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1788-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Inside the rear rail
Inscription: "[AL]L KIND OF/[CABI]NE[T] AND CHAIRWORK/DONE BY/[ADA]M HAINS,/ [No.]135 No[rth] Third Street,/PHIL[ADE]LPHIA".
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Mahogany
- Beech
- Beech, American
- Mahogany veneer
Dimensions (inches)
35.87 (H) x 30 (D) x 72 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
91.12 (H) x 76.2 (D) x 182.88 (L)
Measurement Notes
Due to an inability to reach this object, it was not re-measured during the re-cataloguing project.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Catalano, Kathleen & Nylander, Richard C. 05//1980 New Attributions to Adam Hains, Philadelphia Furniture Maker. Antiques. 117 (5): 1112-17.
• More info. on Hains.Article: Williams, Carl M. 05//1947 Adam Hains of Philadelphia: Master Cabinetmaker of the Marlborough School. Antiques. 51 (5): 316-7.
• More info. on Hains.Article: Minardi, Lisa. 2014 Adam Hains and the Philadelphia-Reading Connection. American Furniture. 143-201.
• Published: pp. 162-3, figs. 35-8.