Sofa

Attributed to Samuel McIntire American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774

A carved eagle, symbol of the new republic, holding a festoon of drapery in its beak ornaments the top rail. The sofa's overall square form, turned arm supports, and crest-rail shape derive from plate 35 of Thomas Sheraton's "The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing-Book" (1793). Along with George Hepplewhite's equally popular pattern book "The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide" (1788), Sheraton's volume was a principal vehicle in disseminating the English Neoclassical style to American cabinetmakers and their patrons.

Sofa, Attributed to Samuel McIntire (1757–1811), Mahogany, white pine, birch, American

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Sofa, Attributed to Samuel McIntire (1757–1811), Mahogany, white pine, birch, American
Sofa, Attributed to Samuel McIntire (1757–1811), Mahogany, white pine, birch, American
Sofa, Attributed to Samuel McIntire (1757–1811), Mahogany, white pine, birch, American
Sofa, Attributed to Samuel McIntire (1757–1811), Mahogany, white pine, birch, American
Sofa, Attributed to Samuel McIntire (1757–1811), Mahogany, white pine, birch, American
Sofa, Attributed to Samuel McIntire (1757–1811), Mahogany, white pine, birch, American
Sofa, Attributed to Samuel McIntire (1757–1811), Mahogany, white pine, birch, American

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