Sofa

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Sofa

Entry/Object ID

SS.63.292

Description

Sofa with scalloped crest, with high point at center, upholstered: scalloped upholstered arms; seat and seat rails upholstered; arms, back, upholstered with buttons, which provide quilted appearance; serpentine-curved apron, inlaid with linear decoration in secondary wood; front legs, which form faces of arms, as well as supports, shaped in rococo curves, and inlaid with vaguely leafy decoration; unadorned rear legs; upholstered in gold cotton damask and braided trim.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1834 - 1867 Date made: r. 1834 - 1867

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

30-1/8 in

Width

64 in

Depth

24 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 30 1/8 x 64 x 24 in. (76.5 x 162.6 x 61 cm)

Material

Mahogany, damask cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Source: Sealantic Fund Inventory 1943, p. 142. Was previously upholstered in self-figured red bourette.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Tower Bedroom, Second Floor, Not specified