SOFA

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

The frame of this neoclassical canape is carved with a continuous bull's eye along the frame of the back and the frame of the seat. The arms are carved with acanthus leaves at the elbow and where the arms join the seat frame. Where the legs meet the seat frame there is always a rosette within a square. The tapering legs have a spiral twist.

Object name:

SOFA

Made from:

Gilt wood -- silk -- velvet

Made in:

Paris, France

Date made:

Late 18th c.

Size:

H. 30 1/4 × W. 47 3/4 × D. 27 in. (76.8 × 121.3 × 68.6 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

31.99

Class:

FURNITURE

Signature marks:

MARK

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973