Provenance: Hurlbut
family of Roxbury, Ct and Keene, NH.

Exhibition History: This sofa was exhibited at the Bicentennial Exhibition of American Federal Furniture
at Georgetown University in 1988.

Scholarship: A related sofa is illustrated in Three Centuries of American Antiques by
Marshall B. Davidson, p.61.

This large sofa has an austere, yet stately,
appearance with an arched and molded crest that centers a rectangular flame
birch panel. The arms are shaped and down-swept with baluster and ring-turned
supports that are embellished with elegant and characteristic waterleaf
carvings. The arm supports continue to form a tapering baluster and ring-turned
leg. The seat is deep, bowed, and over-upholstered.

Height: 36 in. Width: 83 1/2 in. Depth: 24 1/2 in.