2/1937
Collection
Furniture
Brief description
Sofa with a mahogany frame on reeded sabre legs with brass paw caps, upholstered in modern blue silk, manufactured in England c.1830.
Object name
sofa
Object number
2/1937
Location
On Display
Production date
c.1830 (manufactured)
Production place
England (manufactured)
Period
Georgian (1714-1837)
Material
mahogany
brass
silk
beech
brass
silk
beech
Technique
joined
carved
upholstered
tenoned
carved
upholstered
tenoned
Physical description
Mahogany framed sofa with a tableted reeded and scrolled top rail between scrolled ends with a convex show wood front rail, tableted in the centre and at the head of each leg. On out-turning reeded sabre legs with brass paw caps and castors. The sofa and bolsters are covered in modern blue silk and it was re-upholstered in 1995.
Dimensions
Height: 90cm
Width: 222cm
Depth: 64cm
Width: 222cm
Depth: 64cm
Website keywords
seating
living room furniture
living room furniture
Label
Label text, Geffrye Museum, date unknown:
Sofa, mahogany, on sabre legs ending in brass claw castors, c1810, upholstered in modern silk.
Label text for 1830 Period Room (Room 5), Geffrye Museum, 2010:
Sofa
Although sofas had long been part of the furnishings of aristocratic homes, they were not commonly found in middle-class homes until the early nineteenth century. At this level of society they became popular as part of the trend towards a more comfortable and informal living space.
Mahogany, c1820, modern silk upholstery
Purchased with the assistance of the V&A Purchase Grant Fund
Label text for the exhibition At Home with the World, Geffrye Museum (20 March 2012- 9 September 2012):
Sofa
The scrolled ends, sabre legs and brass paw-shaped casters on this sofa demonstrate classical Greek influences. Furniture with these features is depicted on stone relief carvings and urns made in Ancient Greece which inspired the designers of the day.
Sofa, mahogany, on sabre legs ending in brass claw castors, c1810, upholstered in modern silk.
Label text for 1830 Period Room (Room 5), Geffrye Museum, 2010:
Sofa
Although sofas had long been part of the furnishings of aristocratic homes, they were not commonly found in middle-class homes until the early nineteenth century. At this level of society they became popular as part of the trend towards a more comfortable and informal living space.
Mahogany, c1820, modern silk upholstery
Purchased with the assistance of the V&A Purchase Grant Fund
Label text for the exhibition At Home with the World, Geffrye Museum (20 March 2012- 9 September 2012):
Sofa
The scrolled ends, sabre legs and brass paw-shaped casters on this sofa demonstrate classical Greek influences. Furniture with these features is depicted on stone relief carvings and urns made in Ancient Greece which inspired the designers of the day.
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© Museum of the Home, London
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© Museum of the Home, London
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