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Daybed

1760–90
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774
Features of Philadelphia and Connecticut craftsmanship are combined in this couch. The seat rails tenoned through the back stiles, the applied gadrooning, and the interlaced Gothic arched splats are characteristic of Philadelphia work. The use of cherry and the angularity of the shaped parts of the back, are typical of Connecticut work. A similar combination of regional features distinguishes a large group of furniture attributed to Eliphalet Chapin, a cabinetmaker thought to have been apprenticed in Philadelphia prior to setting up his shop in East Windsor, Connecticut in about 1771. Since the couch appears not to be by the hand that fashioned these chairs, an attribution to Chapin cannot be sustained.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Daybed
  • Date: 1760–90
  • Geography: Made in Connecticut, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Cherry
  • Dimensions: 43 1/2 x 24 7/8 x 74 1/2 in. (110.5 x 63.2 x 189.2 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909
  • Object Number: 10.125.178
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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