Settee

Object/Artifact

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Settee

Entry/Object ID

59.10.4

Description

Settee Painted Sheraton Style Fancy Settee, C.1810, Probably New York. with Caned Seat and Scroll Arms. Black Painted Ground with Gilt Line Decoration. Ten Legs with Pierced Front Stretchers and Plain Rear Stretchers. Back Divided Into Four Chair Backs Each with Peirced Horizontal Splat with Center Solid Oval Surrounded By Four Carved Balls

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

59.10

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

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Notes

In very poor condition, so poor that it was unusable.

General Notes

Note

Notes: Sold at Charlton Hall, 3/13/1999 Lot 464, $7100.00 Storage for years, no place to use in NRH. T.Savage asked staff to verify no South Carolina relationship. R Leath could find no connection. Kitteredge deceased in 1981, could not reach daughter - calls were never returned. User8: 1 User10: 172008

Created By

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Create Date

February 3, 1998

Updated By

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Update Date

February 10, 2023