Twenty-first century reproduction of a settee designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764-1820) and produced by the Finlay Brothers for President James Madison's oval office room. The original was destroyed in 1814 when the British set fire to the President's House. This full scale reproduction was based on Latrobe's original design "Drawing for a Sofa for the President's House" (1961.130.1.2) and produced by furniture makers Robert Graf and Robert Frey.
2000
Creator: Robert Graf, Robert Frey; Painter: David Wiesand; Upholstery: Hasim Tuzeer; Designer: Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764-1820); Original Makers: Hugh Finlay (1781-1831), John Finlay (1799-1833)
Wood, fabric, paint, brass
30 x 70 x 20.75 inches
2001.10.2
4996
Gift of the Baltimore Museum of Art through the generosity of the Stiles Ewing Tuttle Charitable Trust and Stiles Tuttle Colwill
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