Sofa
c. 1820
Maker Unknown
Decorative Art and Design
Sofa, c. 1820. America, New York, Empire style, 19th century. Wood with painted and gilded decoration; overall: 85.1 x 195.5 x 63.6 cm (33 1/2 x 76 15/16 x 25 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1971.29 At first glance you might not notice the animals, but look closely and you will discover the small faces of lions and the outstretched wings of eagles that decorate this sofa's frame. Furniture made in the Empire style was adapted from ancient Grecian forms by Parisian and American cabinet makers influenced by the classical style.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Furniture and woodwork
- Formatted Medium
- wood with painted and gilded decoration
- Medium
- wood, painted, gilded, decoration
- Dimensions
- Overall: 85.1 x 195.5 x 63.6 cm (33 1/2 x 76 15/16 x 25 1/16 in.)
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1971.29
- Credit Line
- Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1971
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 205 Federal American
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