Settee

Settee

Public Domain

Settee
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Settee
Datec. 1850–1860
Possible placeNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
MediumOak, pine, and leather; new cover over original upholstery
Dimensions63 × 68 1/2 × 25 1/2 in. (160 × 174 × 64.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Director's Accessions Endowment
Object number90.553
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
108 Hevrdejs Gallery
On view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
ProvenanceJared Reese Cook (1816-1876) and Minerva Cook (d. 1865), Hard Times plantation near Vicksburg, Mississippi, c. 1850-1860; Donated by their grandson, Robert Cook, to Sisters of Mercy of Mississippi, Inc., Vicksburg, MS in early 1900s; [Auction on the Premises of The Sisters of Mercy Convent, Vicksburg, MS, August 30, 1986, conducted by Neal Alford Co., New Orleans]; [Purchased by Didier Aaron & Cie, New Orleans, 1986]; purchased by MFAH, 1990.
Exhibition History"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 7, 2012–January 2, 2013.

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