Settee

Object/Artifact

-

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Settee

Entry/Object ID

2008.018.001

Description

Carved mahogany settee; upholstered backrest with rolled crest rail terminating at each end in descendant scroll carved with long leaves and paterae above out-turned, over-scrolled, upholstered arms carved with conforming sprays of long leaves, the straight upholstered seat above a molded front rail carved with squared paterae at the center and angles and separated by symmetrical long-leaf sprays joined by clasps of foliage, all raised on paw feet headed by stylized fruit-filled cornucopia.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2008.018.

Source or Donor

Francis Preston Wilson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of G. Fraser Wilson, Jr and F. Preston Wilson in honor of thier parents Adele Simons Wilson and G. Fraser Wilson

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

1825 - 1860

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Settee

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sofa

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Seating Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

36 in

Depth

22-1/2 in

Length

75 in

Material

Mahogany

Location

Location

Building

NR 304

Category

Permanent

Date

March 31, 2023

Location

Room

outside Director's office

Building

MH 2nd floor

Date

March 31, 2023

Location

Room

304

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Fine overall with old patinated surface, minor loss to veneer in back rest and proper right arm rest at the rear

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: Dr. G. Fraser Wilson Dr. G. Fraser Wilson (died 2008) and Adele Simons Wilson, Charleston, SC; by descent to thier sons, Francis Preston Wilson and G. Fraser Wilson, Jr.; given by them to Historic Charleston Foundation, 2008.

General Notes

Note

Status: OK

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

May 8, 2009

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

March 31, 2023