Figure 20 Grecian sofa, New York City, ca. 1820. Mahogany and rosewood veneer with ash and maple or cherry; gilded gesso, vert antique, gilded stamped brass, and die-stamped brass. H. 34 1/2", W. 98 1/2", D. 27". (Courtesy, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1965.) |