id:			146102
accession number:	1971.29
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.29
updated:		2023-03-11 20:50:55.292000

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

title:				Sofa
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series:				
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creation date:			c. 1820
creation date earliest:		1815
creation date latest:		1825
current location:		205 Federal American
creditline:			Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	America, New York, Empire style, 19th century
technique:	wood with painted and gilded decoration
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Furniture
type:		Furniture and woodwork
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 85.1 x 195.5 x 63.6 cm (33 1/2 x 76 15/16 x 25 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1971
	opening date:   1971-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1971</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1971-February 6, 1972).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Peter Hill, Washington, D.C.).
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fun fact:
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.

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wall description:
The classically inspired elements of design such as the scrolled arms and the well executed gilt decoration identifies this sofa as an example of American Empire style furniture almost certainly made in New York City.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 201
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n221

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1971.29/1971.29_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1971.29/1971.29_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1971.29/1971.29_full.tif