An American Gothic Carved Mahogany Sofa, c. 1845, probably Philadelphia, lancet frame, ogee feet, casters, height 41 in., width 83 in., depth 24 in Note: Stuart Feld discovered a design precedent for sofas of this form in George Smith's A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decoration in the Most Approved and Elegant Taste (pl. 60). Robert Trent and Harry Mack Truax note the relationship of this form to those made in 1837 by Barry and Krickbaum for the Hermitage, Nashville, Andrew Jackson's home. Reference: Feld. In Pointed Style. fig. 50, pp. 100-101; Trent and Truax. Vaulting Ambition: Philadelphia Gothic Revival Furniture and Other Decorative Arts. p. 107. Illustrated: Dubrow. American Furniture of the 19th c., 1840-1880. p. 62. Illustrated: Lebow, "A Gothic Tale," House and Garden, (May 1987), p.193; and Dubrow, American Furniture of the 19th Century, p. 62.
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