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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1840

GUSN

GUSN-13832

Description

Empire sofa with horsehair upholstery. Mahogany veneer. Two cyma- curved scrolls meeting at center. Buttoned upholstery. Lotus scrolled arm and leg support.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sofas
multiple-seating furniture
horsehair
mahogany (wood)
Empire (style)
Mahogany
Horsehair
Empire
Sofa

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Additional Identification Number

124

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

37 x 86 1/2 x 24 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.82

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