Robert Adam
The Dundas Sofa

The Dundas Sofa

Public Domain

The Dundas Sofa
DesignerScottish, 1728–1792
MakerEnglish, 1718–1779
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • The Dundas Sofa
DateCommissioned 1764, made 1765
MediumLimewood, pine, beech and gilding with later silk upholstery
DimensionsOverall: 43 1/2 × 99 1/2 × 36 in. (110.5 × 252.7 × 91.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2014.810
Current Location
Rienzi
Ballroom
On view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
ProvenanceCommissioned in 1765 by Sir Lawrence Dundas, 1st baronet (1710–1781), for the Great Room, 19 Arlington Street, London; by descent in the Dundas family, later the marquesses of Zetland; moved to Aske Hall, Yorkshire, England, in 1934; moved to Duff House, Scotland, date unknown; [sold through Robert Holden Ltd., London]; purchased by MFAH, 2014.

Exhibition History"Carvers & Gilders, London," June 4, 2015–June 1, 2016

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Armchair (one of a pair)
Richard Wright
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94.1152.1
Armchair
Armchair
c. 1750
Hardwood
94.1152.2
Armchair (one of a pair)
Armchair (one of a pair)
mid- 19th century
Mahogany
94.916.1
Armchair (one of a pair)
Armchair (one of a pair)
mid 19th century
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Stool for the Palm Room, Spencer House, London (one of a pair)
John Vardy
Stool for the Palm Room, Spencer House, London (one of a pair)
c. 1757
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94.903.1
Stool for the Palm Room, Spencer House, London (one of a pair)
John Vardy
Stool for the Palm Room, Spencer House, London (one of a pair)
c. 1757
Limewood, gilt, and upholstery (not original)
94.903.2
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c. 1785–1815
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B.91.51
Armchair
Armchair
c. 1779
Beech; various secondary woods, gilding, and upholstery (not original)
96.1079