Morse, Frances Clary · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 235
uilt in 1716, showsbehind the sofa, and on the floor is the Brusselscarpet upon which is a stain from wine spilt byLafayette, when he visited the house in 1824. The sofa in Illustration 178, known as a cornu-copia sofa, from the design of the carving, showsthe most ornate type of this style. The… … Illus. 178. — Cornucopia Sofa, about 1820. round hard pillows, called squabs, at each end,were always provided for sofas of this shape, to fitinto the hollow made by the curves of the cornuco-pia. This sofa is owned by Dr. Charles SchoeflFerof Philadelphia. Illustration 179 shows a sofa and…
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