Sofa
Collection Item
Artist/Maker
David Fleetwood (1800–1855/60)
Dimensions
35 × 82 x 25-1/2 in.
City of Manufacture
Philadelphia
Date(s)
c. 1833–1837
More Details
Artist / Maker
David Fleetwood (1800–1855/60)
City of Manufacture
Philadelphia
Date
c. 1833–1837
Dimensions
35 × 82 x 25-1/2 in.
Medium
Primary woods: mahogany, mahogany and rosewood veneer
Secondary woods: tulip poplar, white pine
Surface treatments: brass, replacement upholstery
Labels / Inscriptions
Printed on paper, on top of rail, outback: “David Fleetwood / SUCCESSOR TO WM. B. FLING / Chair, Sofa & Cabinet, Upholstrey [sic] / WARE ROOMS / No. 95 / WALNUT STREET / PHILADELPHIA.”
Provenance
Sale, T. W. Conroy & Associates Auction, Elbridge, NY, Jan. 26, 2002, lot 73; Purchased by Schrimshers, 2002.
Publications / Exhibition History
Boor, Allison, et al. Philadelphia Empire Furniture. Hanover: University Press of New England, 2006. p 384.
