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Sofa, ca. 1820, Mahogany; seat rails and medical braces, birch; Spanish cedar, Luan plywood, cotton flannel, no-resin polyes…
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Sofa & Bench · Massachusetts

Sofa

Maker unknown · Massachusetts · ca. 1820

Medium
Mahogany; seat rails and medical braces, birch; Spanish cedar, Luan plywood, cotton flannel, no-resin polyester batting, cellulose cording, green silk, brass nail heads
Dimensions
37.4 x 72.1 x 23.7 in. (95.1 x 183.2 x 60.3 cm) · max. W 23.7 in. (60.3 cm)
Accession
1931.1229a-b
Credit line
Mabel Brady Garvan Collection
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