Lounge
- Object Name:
- Lounge
- Object ID:
- 1970.014.02
- Date:
- 1850-1870
- Description:
- Lounge, Victorian style. Mahogany frame, with green upholstery. Serpentine backboard, higher at head and lower at foot. Raised headrest on left side. Mahogany frame has scrolled end at headrest. Legs are serpentine in shape, but square in cross section flaring out slightly at feet. Brass casters. Skirt has applied molding at the bottom edge (machine made molding), which goes all the way around the lounge. Skirt front is serpentine. Foot end is rounded. Upholstery is coarse green upholstery fabric. It is tufted on seat and backboard, but plain on headrest. The rear of the lounge has dark blue or black cotton fabric nailed in with tacks (replacement); same fabric is on underside. Back of headboard is edge on outside with yellow-green ribbon tape. Woven spring base.
- Material:
- Textile
Wood - Dimensions:
- H-32 W-25 L-56 inches
- Provenance:
- Lounge came from the Bradley House in Concord, NH. Donor's grandfather, Richard Bradley (1790-1869), lived in the house on Penacook Street, which was built by Richard's father, John Bradley (1743/4-1815) in 1769.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Margaret H. Jewell
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