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The carved chest rail with areas of foliate carving centering a rectangular entabulature; above curved, upholstered arms with a molded wood facing featuring carved pinwheel rosettes and a molded skirt rail, all above sabre legs with "bulls-eye" volutes and terminating in cast, gilt bronze foliate feet with casters. The upholstery with a removable pad and two bolsters.
sofas
mahogany (wood)
upholstery
Empire (style)
Sofa
Unknown
32 1/2 x 84 1/2 x 24 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Susan Norton
1990.117
Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
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