Illus. 227.—Cornucopia Sofa, about 1820.
The sofa in Illustration [227], known as a cornucopia sofa, from the design of the carving, shows the most ornate type of this style. The frame is of mahogany, and the ends of the arms are carved in large horns of plenty, the same design being repeated in the carving of the top rail of the back and in the legs, which end in a lion’s claw. The round hard pillows, called “squabs,” at each end, were always provided for sofas of this shape, to fit into the hollow made by the curves of the cornucopia. This sofa is owned by Dr. Charles Schoeffer of Philadelphia.
Illustration [228] shows a sofa and miniature sofa made about 1820 for William T. Lane, Esq., of Boston, and now owned by his daughter, Mrs. Thomas H. Gage of Worcester. Mr. Lane had two little daughters, and for them he had two little sofas made, that they might sit one each side of the large sofa.
Illus. 228.—Sofa and Miniature Sofa, about 1820.
This fashion of making miniature pieces of furniture like the larger ones was much in vogue during the first quarter of the nineteenth century.
Illus. 229.—Sofa, about 1820.
A sofa of similar lines is shown in Illustration [229]. The back and legs are different, and reeding takes the place of the twist in Illustration [228].