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Image

American, Probably New York City New York

Sofa, ca. 1875

Now On View

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

American

Title

Sofa

Year

ca. 1875

Medium

ebonized wood; gilding

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ebonized wood,
  • gilding,
  • gilded

Dimensions

109.2 x 172.7 x 81.3 cm (43 x 68 x 32 inches)

Place

Probably; New York City; New York

Type

  • Decorative Arts,
  • Furniture

Credit

Gift of N. David Scotti

Object Number

84.228

Projects & Publications

Publications

American Furniture In Pendleton House

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

After Eden

April 26 - December 29, 1996

Romanticism and Revival

December 4, 1992 - June 26, 1993

18th and 19th-Century American Galleries

Charles Pendleton House

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