Sofa

Sofa

An Empire sofa with a cartouche-form crest rail, the ends with carved leaves and rosettes. The back, seat, and inner/outer sides upholstered in a striped fabric. The scroll-form arms with scroll and acanthus carvings on the front frames. On four lion-paw feet carved with swaged drapery, tassels and flowers. The feet on casters.

Photographed by David Hammond

Extended loan from Ron and Cindy Evans.
Withdrawn from site 06/17/2021

Historic Athens

ca. 1820

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21 in. high x 90 in. long x 23 in. deep

Mahogany

W1999.02.32

Athens (Ga.)

Clarke County (Ga.)

H199A

Entry Hall

1999-08-18 lent by Ron Evans
2021-06-17 withdrawn by Ron Evans

There is a crack on the left rear mahogany curved back rail.

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