Grecian Empire Couch
Unknown Maker (probably New Hampshire), American, 19th century
late 1820s-1830s
Mahogany, mahogany veneer, wood
Overall: 34 1/2 × 73 1/2 × 19 3/4 in. (87.6 × 186.7 × 50.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
F.X.519
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Furniture: Seating
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Exhibition History
American Decorative Arts at Dartmouth, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 10-March 1, 1981.
Publication History
Margaret J. Moody, American Decorative Arts at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire: The Trustees of Dartmouth College, 1981, page 45.
Margaret J. Moody, "American furniture at Dartmouth College", The Magazine ANTIQUES: New York, August 1981, pp. 326-333, ill. figure 6.
Provenance
Source unknown.
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