"Hagen 2/3 E 26" in pencil on inside of proper left seat rail.īelieved to have been made for Nathaniel Prime (1768-1840) of New York City, thence by descent to Julia Haskell of Garrison, NY, and Sarah B. 11/12 : chair number "1", seat frame "IIIIII". "Hagen 2/3 26" in pencil on inside of front rail. 11/12: chair number "XI", seat frame "III". 10/12: chair number "III", seat frame "III". "Hagen " on inside of proper right medial brace. "Benjamin " on outside of proper left medial brace. 9/12: chair number "XX", seat frame "XX". 8/12: chair number "XIII", seat frame "VII". "Hagen" 26" in pencil on inside of proper left medial brace. "Benjamin Nov 1925" in pencil on outside of proper right medial brace. 7/12: chair number "XXIIII", seat frame "XXIIII". 6/12: chair number "XVIII", seat frame "XVII". 5/12: chair number "XVII", seat frame "XVII". 4/12: chair number "XXII", seat frame "X". 2/12: chair number "XXIII", seat frame "VIII". "Hagen new rosette / new cross" in pencil on inside of front rail. "May 1, 192" in pencil on inside of proper right seat rail, the last number of the date covered by a new corner block. "Hagen" and "repaired by E F Hagen 2/3 E 26" on outside of proper right medial brace. "Benjamin Nov 1925" on inside of proper left medial brace. Mahogany, tulip poplar medial braces, white pine seat frames, cane, wool moreen upholsteryģ2 3/4 x 17 3/4 x 16 1/4" Overall dims: H: 32-5/8 W: 18 D: 22-3/4ġ/12: chair number "XII", seat frame "XI". Upholstered in yellow reproduction wool moreen with blue and off-white woven silk tape.Ī copy of this sofa was made in the twentieth century (see F 76.48). A gilded lion's head mask decorates the crossing of each curule base. The sofa stands on paired curule legs, also reeded, that terminate in a molded cuff immediately above cast brass paw feet.
The frame is reinforced by four medial stretchers. The front seat rail of the sofa is reeded. The crest-like tops of the arms are carved panels of foliage like the central panel of the crest. The arms roll outward and have caned sides. Reeding on the posts of the back extends into the crest rail to divide the panels. The crest rail rolls backward and is carved into three panels: a central panel of bow-knotted crossed leaf sprays flanked by panels exhibiting pairs of fruit-and-grain-filled cornucopias. Also see F 76.4 (set of 12 chairs), F 76.7 (stools), and F 76.48 (sofa).Ĭarved mahogany sofa with caned back in three rectangular panels. Similar sofas are in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and a private collection (according to Peter Kenny, 9/98). Mahogany, cherry medial braces, cane, wool moreen upholsteryīelieved to have been made for Nathaniel Prime (1768-1840) of New York City, thence by descent to Julia Haskell, of Garrison, NY. Upholstered by Sack Conservation Company in black horsehair acquired from Scalamandre per Sack invoice of (see T 77.27) Upholstered in replacement black horsehair (formerly T 77.27). The sweep rear legs continue above the rails to form the rear stiles. The chair frame is made of thick mahogany rails. The legs end in animal paw feet that appear to be carved from the solid. The saber-shaped front legs have waterleaf carving, carved fur begins just below midpoint. Scrolled handholds project at the arm terminals. The half-upholstered mahogany-veneered front rail bows forward. This bergere-type easy chair has a reeded mahogany cap outlining the barrel-back frame. That chair retains an old and possibly original finish and appears to have a similar upholstery history to Boscobel's chair. Ī similar chair, probably a mate, was auctioned at Christie's New York on January 16, 1998, lot 283. Mahogany, pine (unidentified softwood), horsehair upholsteryĪccording to notes of Berry Tracy, this chair is said to have been made for John Brevoort in 1817.