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A mahogany veneer and white pine sofa in the American classical "restoration" style with modern…
Couch
A mahogany veneer and white pine sofa in the American classical "restoration" style with modern…
A mahogany veneer and white pine sofa in the American classical "restoration" style with modern cream-colored upholstery in a gray C-scroll pattern.
Sofa, Unknown Maker (Savannah, GA), c. 1840, mahogany, white pine, and upholstered cushions, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Couch

Datec. 1840
MediumMahogany, white pine, and modern upholstery
DimensionsHeight at the Foot: 16 1/2 × 72 × 23 1/2 inches (41.9 × 182.9 × 59.7 cm)
Height at the Head: 26 1/2 × 72 × 23 1/2 inches (67.3 × 182.9 × 59.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Grady Watts.
Object number1989.1
On View
Not on view
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextDuring the early nineteenth century, this form of furniture, with one end higher than the other, was called a couch. Couches often were made as seating furniture for drawing rooms. Stylistically, this much simpler version of “Grecian” furniture became popular in the US in the 1830s and 1840s. It reduces curves, scrolls, and shapes to their simplest forms, with broad expanses of wood and little other ornamentation.
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