Settee. Mahogany, twentieth-century cotton and velvet upholstery. Shield-shaped upholstered back; closed arm supports; padded arms; brass nail trim. Rests on stop fluted legs.
settees
mahogany (wood)
ash (wood)
upholstery
horsehair
Federal
Settee
Lyman, Thomas
Original To Lyman Estate (Waltham, Mass.),
A579
Possibly Hains, Adam, 1768-1820 + (Furniture worker)
Possibly Bertault, George, 1793 (Upholsterer)
Philadelphia, PA, USA
36 x 38 x 28 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the children of Arthur and Susan Cabot Lyman
1966.117
Pennsylvania (United States)
Massachusetts (United States)
Title Settee Accession Number 1966.116.1
Title Armchair Accession Number 1966.121
Title Armchair Accession Number 1966.123
Title Armchair Accession Number 1966.124
Title Armchair Accession Number 1967.128
Title Armchair Accession Number 1967.129
Title Armchair Accession Number 1966.119
Title Armchair Accession Number 1966.120
Title Armchair Accession Number 1966.122
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