Sofa. Carved eagle heads flank each side of rectangular back: scrolled arms with palmette carving; black haircloth upholstery with decorative brass nailhead border. Rests on wing-carved supports above paw feet.
sofas
multiple-seating furniture
horsehair
mahogany (wood)
veneering
Mahogany
Horsehair
Veneered
Sofa
Used At Smith Tavern,
Unknown
34 x 78 1/4 x 22 5/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Ellen M. and Alice E. Jones
Gift of Ellen M. and Alice E. Jones
1973.339
Massachusetts (United States)
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