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Sofa
Morris and Company (maker)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (designer)
1862 (circa)
Physical Description
Dimensions: 32.5 in. (height); 78.38 in. (length); 26 in. (depth)
Production Description
Production Date: 1862 (circa)
Exhibition History:
Exhibition of Victorian and Edwardian Decorative Arts, Victoria & Albert Museum (1952)
Provenance
Current Location: Fitzwilliam Museum
Catalog Number: M/F.1 & A-1918
Purchase Price: Charles Fairfax Murray gave the sofa to the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1918.
Archival History: Charles Fairfax Murray
Electronic Archive Edition: 1
File Name:
op165.rap.xml
Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
Rossetti designed this sofa for Morris and Company, including three large decorative ovals, âAmorâ, âAmansâ, and âAmataâ , and decorative roundels for the frame.