Sofa
The camel-back sofa, so-called for the crest that forms a central hump, was the most common type of sofa made in America, most often Philadelphia, in the second half of the eighteenth century. There are numerous surviving examples with this style of legs and arms which were preferred and frequently seen in Philadelphia.
Artwork Details
- Title: Sofa
- Date: 1760–90
- Geography: Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Mahogany, yellow pine
- Dimensions: 39 1/4 x 98 x 33 1/2 in. (99.7 x 248.9 x 85.1 cm)
- Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of Mrs. Louis Guerineau Myers, in memory of her husband, by exchange, 1972
- Object Number: 1972.55
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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1740–60
Attributed to Benjamin Randolph (American, 1737–1792)
ca. 1769
Attributed to Adam Hains (1768–after 1820)
1792–97
ca. 1755
1760–90
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