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On Display: House - Morattico Hall
Couch
1700-1730
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Rhode Island or New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple, sugar
- Maple, soft
Museum Object Number
1958.0547
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0547
Object Name
Couch
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Rhode Island or New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin attributed to coastal Rhode Island or possibly New York.
Date
1700-1730
Materials
- Maple, sugar
- Maple, soft
Dimensions (inches)
42.125 (H) x 74.5 (W) x 26 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
106.363 (H) x 189.23 (W) x 66.04 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at front upper leg blocks; OD from back of crest to front upper leg blocks. H (seat) 19.75 in. (50.2 cm); W (seat) 74.375 in. (188.9 cm); D (seat) 25.125 in. (63.8 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Electronic: Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF1165Book: Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• Published: cat. no. 50, pp. 226-27;Article: Kamil, Neil D. 1995 "Hidden in Plain Sight: Disappearance and Material Life in Colonial New York". American Furniture. 1995: 191-249.
• Published: fig. 34, pp. 224-25.