Gilded-wood bench

Thomas Hope

Maker

Thomas Hope

Date

before 1807

Medium

Gilded mahogany, modern wool cover and silk trims

Dimensions

wt. approximated: 29 9/16 × 50 × 24 1/2 in., 50 lb. (75.1 × 127 × 62.2 cm, 22.7 kg) width at feet: 45 3/4 in. (116.2 cm)

Form

Sofa & Bench

Culture

British

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

2014.136

Credit line

Purchase, The James Parker Charitable Foundation Gift, 2014