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On Display: House - Montmorenci Stair Hall VI
Couch (Grecian couch)
Robert Harrold
1765-1790
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Robert Harrold (Maker)
Place of Origin
Portsmouth; New Hampshire; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Birch
- Pine, Eastern white
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1992.0103
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of the Richard and Gloria Manney Foundation
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Object Number
1992.0103
Object Name
Couch (Grecian couch)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Robert Harrold (Maker)
Place of Origin
Portsmouth; New Hampshire; New England; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Europe or North America
Secondary Origin Notes
This cushion was made using reproduction fabric that was made in Europe or North America, c. 1990.
Date
1765-1790
Subject(s)
- Chinoiserie
Materials
- Mahogany
- Birch
- Pine, Eastern white
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (damask)
Dimensions (inches)
33.5 (H) x 94 (W) x 30.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
85.09 (H) x 238.76 (W) x 76.835 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH and OW to scroll ends with upholstery; OD at feet. H (seat rail) 15.75 in. (40.0 cm); W (seat rail) 78 in. (198.1 cm); W (feet) 77.75 in. (197.5 cm); D (scroll ends) 30.125 in. (76.4 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: no. 99, pp. 186-88Article: Trent, Robert F. 02//1991 The Wendell Couch. Maine Antiques Digest. 34D-37D.
• Related information: p 34D-37DBook: Lockwood, Luke Vincent. 1913 Colonial Furniture in America.
• Published: vol. 2, p. 150;Catalogue: Sotheby Parke Bernet (Auction catalogue).
• Published: 05/20/2009 "Important Americana," January 26-28, 1989, sale 5810, lot 1445;Book: Jobe, Brock. 1993 Portsmouth Furniture: Masterworks from the New Hampshire Seacoast.
• Published: cat. no. 92, pp. 338-40;Article: Jobe, Brock & Kaye, Myrna. 05//1993 Robert Harrold, Portsmouth Cabinetmaker. Antiques.
• Published: pl. 10Article: Kaye, Myrna. 07//1994 Discovering Portsmouth, New Hampshire's Premier Cabinetmaker. Maine Antiques Digest.
• Published: p. 3B• Ward and Cullity, "The Wendell Family Furniture at Strawberry Banke Museum," in American Furniture (1993), pp. 235-62.