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Chippendale Sofa

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1775-1800

GUSN

GUSN-2104

Description

Mahogany Chippendale sofa, six square legs, scrolled arms, serpentine crest rail, with stretchers, re-upholstered in gold and ecru fabric, with removable one-piece cushion.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sofas
multiple-seating furniture
cloth
mahogany (wood)
molding (forming)
upholstering
Chippendale
Mahogany
Synthetic Fabric
Upholstered
Molded
Chippendale
Sofa

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

37 x 80 x 28 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.121

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