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Image

Attributed to John Henry Belter

Meridienne (small sofa), ca. 1863

Now On View

Description

Maker

  • John Henry Belter, 1804-1863, American

Title

Meridienne (small sofa)

Year

ca. 1863

Medium

Laminated rosewood

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • rosewood

Dimensions

92.7 x 101.6 cm (36 1/2 x 40 inches)

Place

New York City

Type

  • Decorative Arts,
  • Furniture

Credit

Bequest of Ida Ballou Littlefield

Object Number

1989.081.1

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Dress, Art, and Society

September 13, 1996 - January 5, 1997

After Eden

April 26 - December 29, 1996

Conservation By Design

October 29, 1993 - January 16, 1994

Romanticism and Revival

December 4, 1992 - June 26, 1993

18th and 19th-Century American Galleries

Charles Pendleton House

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Meridienne (small sofa) with the accession number of 1989.081.1. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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