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Sofa

Object number

RIF2833

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

Length: 74 3/4 in. (189.87 cm)

Date

1800–1820

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Made in Rhode Island, or made in New York
(view a map of Rhode Island)

Medium

Mahogany

Inscriptions

"Round" in chalk on the frame

Style

Sheraton, Federal

Provenance

Captain Joseph Allen, Newport, Rhode Island; by descent in his family. Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, February 1–4, 1978, lot 1269 and June 20–23, 1979, lot 1195

Associated names

Captain Joseph Allen
Sotheby Parke Bernet

Bibliography

Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, Fine Americana, sale cat. (February 1–4, 1978), lot 1269, ill.
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, Fine Americana, sale cat. (June 20–23, 1979), lot 1195, ill.