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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
2013.008.019
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Serpentine-back, enclosed arm sofa, Louis XV (Rococo Revival), has yellow upholstery, finger-molded exposed frame of rosewood or mahogany and a rounded back crested with central cartouche of high relief carved fruit and leafage. Outline of rounded back slopes down to rounded shoulders that descend and curve back in to arms that enclose the sitter. Low arm rests have upholstered arm pads. Cyma-curved arm supports extend to short cabriole legs at front. Square, curving legs at back. Serpentine seat front and serpentine lower outline of seat frame.
Provenance
James Buchanan
To James Buchanan Henry
To his son - James Buchanan Henry
To his son James Buchanan Henry II
To his son James Buchanan Henry III
To his wife Eleanor Henry
To LancasterHistory
Year Range From
1845
Year Range To
1860
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Sitting Room
Storage Wall
Room Center
People
Buchanan, James
Henry, James Buchanan
Subcategory
Furniture
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Sofa
Material
Wood, Fabric
Height (in)
37.5
Length (in)
64
Depth (in)
34
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-06-23
Condition Notes
Reuphostered in 2015. Dark finish has some marring with gouges and cracks in frame of back.
Object ID
2013.008.019
Credit
Gift of the Family of Eleanor N. Henry (John D. McNeill Jr., Mary Catherine Henry West, James Buchanan Henry IV, and Elizabeth Henry Richardson)
Accession Number
2013.008
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