Sofa
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Mahogany, textile, silk, linen and jute
Measurements
85 x 222 x 77 cm
Collection
Petworth House and Park, West Sussex
NT 485410
Summary
A mahogany sofa with scrolling arms, the front four legs are carved, with rear cabriole legs and a slightly curved front apron, upholstered in yellow.
Provenance
By descent, until the death in 1952 of the 3rd Lord Leconfield, who had given Petworth to the National Trust in 1947, and whose nephew and heir, John Wyndham, 6th Lord Leconfield and 1st Lord Egremont (1920-72) arranged for the acceptance of the major portion of the collections at Petworth in lieu of death duties (the first ever such arrangement) in 1956 by H.M.Treasury.