Sofa, 1800–1810, Made in Salem, Massachusetts, United States, American, Mahogany, white pine, birch, 40 x 84 x 25 in. (101.6 x 213.4 x 63.5 cm), Furniture, Attributed to Samuel McIntire (1757–1811), A carved eagle, symbol of the new republic, holding a festoon of drapery in its beak ornaments the top rail. The sofa's overall square form, turned arm supports, and crest-rail shape derive from plate 35 of Thomas Sheraton's 'The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing-Book' (1793)
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Sofa, 1800–1810, Salem, Massachusetts, United States, American, Mahogany, white pine, birch, 40 x 84 25, 101.6 213.4 63.5 cm, Furniture, Attributed to Samuel McIntire, 1757–1811, carved, eagle, symbol, new republic, holding, festoon, drapery, beak ornaments, top rail, sofa, overall square, form, turned arm, supports, crest-rail shape, derive, plate 35, Thomas Sheraton, Cabinet-Maker, Upholsterer, Drawing-Book, 1793
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