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Sofa Frame

Date1770-1790

OriginEngland

MediumMahogany, birch or beech, and oak

DimensionsOL: 90 1/2”, OH: 36 1/2”, OD: 29”

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1949-232

DescriptionAppearance: Sofa with slightly rounded crest rail; front of horizontally rolled arms slope downward to top of front leg; straight seat rails; three slightly bowed medial rails connect front and rear seat rails; three front legs, square in cross section, molded on front of center leg and front and outer sides of side legs; three back legs which curve towards rear; side and center-leg stretchers joined by off-center horizontal medial stretcher; rear stretcher; all stretchers rectangular in cross section; castors replaced.
Inscribed"Cushion seat" in modern graphite on front face of crest rail.

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