Sofa, camelback

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Sofa, camelback

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.115

Description

Sofa: emphatic serpentine line in back rail; horizontally-rolled arms slant downward toward front; front rail swells at center; four square molded forelegs; four rectangular rear legs splay back; plain stretchers; upholstered back, arms and seat.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1770

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

36-1/2 in

Depth

30 in

Length

88 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 36 1/2 x 30 x 88 in. (92.7 x 76.2 x 223.5 cm)

Material

Mahogany, Maple

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Stretcher broken; center piece detached.

Notes

Overall Analysis: Restored and reupholsered in blue damask - January 1989. Remarks: Details of condition: Upholstered to blue bourette, 3/59, by LoNano, NYC.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Sofa reproduced by Harden Furniture Company. The Connecticut Historical society owns a similar, though more robust, sofa with a Brooklyn history. 7/26/2001 Leslie DeGeorges, Scalamandre rep, visited VCM Manor house and saw sofa in the Parlour. She stated that Scalamandre now has a fabric that is woven more similar to the 1780's time period that would be more appropriate for this sofa. She also stated that the trim should be more of a flat binding tape trim instead of the cording trim.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Parlour