Sofa
Samuel McIntire
ca. 1800 · Mahogany, white pine, birch · The American Wing
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).
- Artist
- Samuel McIntire
- Date
- ca. 1800
- Medium
- Mahogany, white pine, birch
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Gift of Charles K. Davis, 1946
