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Grecian couch (one of a pair)
Attributed to: Vose, Coates & Company (active, 1815 – 1819)
1817–1819
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Medium/Technique
Mahogany, rosewood, birch with rosewood graining, brass, silk upholstery; original underupholstery
Dimensions
88.58 x 60.32 x 178.43 cm (34 7/8 x 23 3/4 x 70 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by a friend of the Department of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture, the William N. Banks Foundation, The Seminarians, Dr. and Mrs. J. Wallace McMeel, and Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Stone
Accession Number1977.726
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CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Seating and beds
ProvenanceAbout 1818/1830, Nathan Appleton (b. 1779 – d. 1861), Boston, who used the pair of couches (1977.726–727) in his home at 39 Beacon Street; to his son, William Sumner Appleton (b. 1840 – d. 1903), Boston; to his daughter, Dorothy Everard Appleton (Mrs. George Francis) Weld (b. 1878 – d. 1965); to her daughter, Dorothy Weld (Mrs. Daniel Michaux) Coxe (b. 1906 – d. 1986), Philadelphia; 1977, sold by Mrs. Coxe to Robert Trump Antiques, Flourtown, PA; 1977, sold by Robert Trump Antiques to the MFA. (Accession date: November 9, 1977)