Samuel McIntire
Sofa
1789
Physical Qualities
Mahogany; unidentified secondary wood; brass; replaced feet; replaced upholstery, 38 7/8 x 88 1/2 x 33 1/2 in. (98.7 x 224.8 x 85.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John D. Schapiro, through the Schapiro Antique Furniture and Art Trust and Eleanor Tydings Schapiro
Object Number
2003.71
Upholstered sofa with scroll arms ending in carved rosettes and serpentine-form back with molded border and central tablet with carved drapery, on tapered legs. Carving attributed to Samuel McIntire (1757-1811), Salem, Massachusetts.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 2003; Collection of John D. Schapiro, Monkton, Maryland
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Connoisseur's Gift: The Bequest of John D. Schapiro", November 1, 2003-November 1, 2004.
"The BMA Celebrates 90 Years," The Baltimore Museum of Art, Annual Report, 2004, no. 8, ill.
On View: American Wing Second Floor, Scott 06
