The shape of this sofa derives from plate 35 in Thomas Sheraton’s "Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Drawing-Book" (1793). The carving on the crest rail is attributed to McIntire on the basis of its similarity to that on documented examples. McIntire most likely found the design in "The Cabinet-Makers’ London Book of Prices" (1793).
Credit: Gift of Charles K. Davis, 1946
c. 1800
Mahogany, white pine, birch
97.8 x 193.0cm
46.171.1a, b
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