Sofa
Unknown Maker (probably Windsor, Vermont or Hanover, New Hampshire), American, 19th century
about 1810-1820
Wood, damask upholstery
Overall: 31 1/2 × 81 × 26 in. (80 × 205.7 × 66 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Willis E.B. Earle, Class of 1889
F.944.118
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Furniture: Seating
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Provenance
Carlton Chase (1794-1870, Class of 1817), Claremont, New Hampshire; to his son, Charles Francis Chase, Class of 1885; to his brother, Arthur Chase, Class of 1889n; to his roommate, Willis E. B. Earl (1863-1944, Class of 1889), Thetford, Vermont; given to present collection, 1944.
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