Sofa, 1760–90, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Mahogany, yellow pine, 39 1/4 x 98 x 33 1/2 in. (99

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Sofa, 1760–90, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Mahogany, yellow pine, 39 1/4 x 98 x 33 1/2 in. ( x x cm), Furniture, The camel-back sofa, so-called for the crest that forms a central hump, was the most common type of sofa made in America, most often Philadelphia, in the second half of the eighteenth century. There are numerous surviving examples with this style of legs and arms which were preferred and frequently seen in Philadelphia

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