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

Technique

joined
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

Website keywords

seating
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.
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