Sofa

Furniture

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Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Sofa

Entry/Object ID

REPRO F 76.48

Description

Carved mahogany caned sofa: to match one in front drawing room ( F 76.10), with caned back in three panels, the crest rail carved with a central panel of bow-knotted crossed leaf sprays, flanked by pairs of fruit filled cornucopias enclosed by reeded uprights, the scrolled caned arm supports with similar panels of bow-knotted leafage, the reeded apron above four reeded curule supports centering gilded lion's head rosettes and with double baluster- turned stretchers, on gilded brass paw feet. The slip seat and two bolsters in yellow wool moreen fabric.

Category

Furniture, Reproduction

Acquisition

Accession

F 76.48

Source or Donor

William C. Kennedy

Credit Line

Purchase, 1970

Made/Created

Artist

E.L. Hagen and Sons

Date made

circa 1925

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Length

98 in

Material

Mahogany, Pine, Cane, Brass, Wool moreen upholstery

Provenance

Notes

Julia Haskell (a direct descendend of Nathaniel Prime of New York City), of Garrison, NY. Purchased by William C. Kennedy for Boscobel on October 21, 1970.