Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
BE2009.1.307 |
Object Name |
Settee |
Description |
A settee covered in off-white satin brocade fabric. It has rolled arms and a single cushion seat with no backing. Under the seat is a hinged wooden rectangular storage space covered with black fabric stapled in place. The underside of the base is made of pinboards that are attached to metal casters. The bottom is covered with box pleats with piping along the top. The seat and arms are covered in the same fabric with piping along the arm fronts. |
Year Range from |
1906 |
Dimensions |
H-62 W-55 L-113 cm |
History |
Barbara Larson, Arthur and Mary Harris's granddaughter, recalls that this settee was used by her grandparents to put their clothes on as they got dressed by the stovepipe on cold winter mornings. Mary Harris sat on this settee for a portrait painted in 1906 by Caroline Farncomb. When the house was restored, it was found in the barn with green-covered upholstery that was in bad condition so it was recovered to its former look. |
People |
Harris, Mary |