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Sofa with acanthus carved scrolled frontal feet and legs enclosing a serpentine apron; curvilinear body has pink and black overshot upholstery.
sofas
multiple-seating furniture
carving (processes)
cotton (textile)
mahogany (wood)
upholstering
veneering
acanthus (motif)
Empire (style)
Mahogany
Cotton
Upholstered
Veneered
Carved
Acanthus
Empire
Sofa
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
26.5 x 80 x 21 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.738
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