Carved late Empire sofa covered with tufted dark green leather; three-lobed serpentine crest rail above covered leather back; broadly curving arms and sides; carved mahogany swan-shaped arm supports applied to front ends of sofa; serpentine front seat rail with ribbed borders; curved side seat rails; scrolled front feet with casters; curved and angular back feet.
sofas
multiple-seating furniture
leather
mahogany (wood)
veneering
Empire (style)
Mahogany
Leather
Veneered
Empire
Sofa
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
35 3/8 x 81 1/4 x 29 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.778
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