Sofa

Item Information

Title:
Sofa
Description:
Sofa with acanthus carved scrolled frontal feet and legs enclosing a serpentine apron; curvilinear body has pink and black overshot upholstery.
Date:
1840
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
carving (processes)
cotton (textile)
mahogany (wood)
upholstering
veneering (process)
sofas
multiple-seating furniture
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
acanthus (motif)
Empire (style)
Mahogany
Cotton
Upholstered
Veneered
Carved
Acanthus
Empire
Places:
New Hampshire > Rockingham (county) > Portsmouth
Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.)
Extent:
26.5 in. x 80 in. x 21 in. (H x W x D)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/5417
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Ralph May
Accession #:
1971.738
Identifier:
5417