Sofa

Name/Title

Sofa

Entry/Object ID

SS.62.130

Description

Sofa, straight-backed, with rectangular panel raised above plain cresting rail: panel carved with half-patera, and, in each upper corner, rays; cresting rail terminates in carved rosettes; sloping concave arms, terminating in carved rosettes, set atop arm-supports; supports, reeded, disengaged, and columnar, are vase-shaped, with leaf-carved bulbs, terminating in rectangular portion at seat rail, and descending in tapered reeded legs, square in section, to square brass-tipped feet; two legs at center of shaped front, reeded and square, tapering to brass-tipped feet; four rear legs, raked backward, square in section, and slightly tapered; reupholstered in brown wool (formerly upholstered in pink striped silk, with fine gold stripes).

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Slover & Taylor

Date made

circa 1802 - 1804

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

38-3/8 in

Width

76-1/4 in

Depth

31 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 38 3/8 x 76 1/4 x 31 in. (97.5 x 193.7 x 78.7 cm)

Material

Silk, Mahogany, brass

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Reupholstered to modern striped silk by Delta Upholstering, Inc., N.Y.C.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Slover & Taylor

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Miscellaneous: If sofa, attributed to firm of Slover and Taylor on stylistic grounds on basis of set of labeled chairs (see "Antiques", Vol.4) as are all other unlabelled pieces mentioned in bibliography, is actually by Slover and Taylor, its date is 1802-1804. If however, it was made by Abraham A. Slover alone, or in connection with any of his partners, the date would be c.1792-1804.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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