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.
Exhibition(s)
1780-1800
1800-1815
ca. 1760
1790-1810
1815-1825
1780-1800
1790-1810
Ca. 1790
1805-1815
ca. 1760
1790-1810
1819-1821