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A Boston-made Federal period sofa with a carved mahogany scroll back with four gilt-enclosed ta…
Settee
A Boston-made Federal period sofa with a carved mahogany scroll back with four gilt-enclosed ta…
A Boston-made Federal period sofa with a carved mahogany scroll back with four gilt-enclosed tablets on the crest rail, reeded C-scroll arms, and sabre legs terminating in brass casters.
Settee, Unknown Maker (Boston, MA), c. 1815-1825, mahogany, brass and horsehair upholstery, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Settee

Maker
Datec. 1815 - 1825
MediumMahogany inlaid with brass fittings and horsehair upholstery
Dimensions35 1/2 × 76 × 27 1/2 inches (90.2 × 193 × 69.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anderson C. Bouchelle.
Object number1980.23
On View
On view
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