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Sofa

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1800-1810

GUSN

GUSN-50615

Description

Sofa with a gently arched crest, sloping sides, and open rounded arms. There are four swelled, reeded, inlaid blocks over the front legs and three rounded rear legs. It is upholstered in cotton and diaper patterned in beige-brown modern fabric.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sofas
multiple-seating furniture
mahogany (wood)
upholstering
Federal
Sheraton
Sofa

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

36 1/4 x 79 1/4 x 28 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.46

Places

New Hampshire (United States)

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