Sofa

Unknown

1760–90 · Mahogany, yellow pine · The American Wing

The camel-back sofa, so-called for the crest that forms a central hump, was the most common type of sofa made in America, most often Philadelphia, in the second half of the eighteenth century. There are numerous surviving examples with this style of legs and arms which were preferred and frequently seen in Philadelphia.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1760–90

Medium

Mahogany, yellow pine

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Purchase, Gift of Mrs. Louis Guerineau Myers, in memory of her husband, by exchange, 1972