Sofa

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Collection Type

Furniture

Date

1890-1910

GUSN

GUSN-55029

Description

Sofa with mahogany phoenix head scrolled crest; scrolled arms; gadrooned front rail. Rests on paw legs and feet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sofas
multiple-seating furniture
mahogany (wood)
upholstery
Colonial Revival
Empire (style)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Mahogany
Empire
Cornucopia
Mythical Animal
Sofa

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

40 1/2 x 66 1/4 x 25 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Edwin Buckingham Sears

Accession Number

1987.265

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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