Sofa

Object/Artifact

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Sofa

Entry/Object ID

2000.3.50

Description

Sofa, American, mid 19th century, having low back with molded mahogany straight crest rail upholstered outward scrolled reeded and upholstered arms, upholstered seat on molded flat base with knob feet, gilt decoration on molded base; upholstered in beiige material with green, yellow and burnt orange floral and swag decoration.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2000.003.

Source or Donor

Heirs of Mary Green Maybank

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Heirs of Mary Green Maybank: Barbara Johnston Green, Laura Frost Wright, Celestine Frost Lehmann-Hau

Made/Created

Date made

1830 - 1860

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sofa

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Seating Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

25-1/4 in

Depth

29-1/2 in

Length

80-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Height to back 25-1/4, height to seat 17, length 80-1/2, depth 29-1/2 inches

Location

Building

AR WEST PARLOR

Date

February 7, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

Base chipped and scratched and having veneer loss, small dents on crest rail

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2000.3.51 a-b, 96.11.1

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 8, 2002

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

April 5, 2023