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Furniture
Sofa
American artist, (active )
American artist
United States
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Walnut
Walnut
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American art, decorative arts, folk art, sofas
Furniture
This sofa was formerly owned by Oliver Culver (1778-1867), who was an early Rochester pioneer, first supervisor of the town of Brighton, and original builder of the road that became East Avenue. Family tradition states that the sofa was made by a local cabinetmaker from lumber cleared off property owned by Culver. The furniture style is called Empire because it was influenced by French design; it was popularized in the 1820s by a furniture designer named Duncan Phyfe whose workshop was in New York City.
Two Rochester streets are named for Culver: Culver Road and Oliver Street. The 1815 section of Culver’s home still stands today on East Boulevard, where it was moved from its original location at the corner of East Avenue and Culver Road.
[Gallery label text, 2002]
1942.47
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
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42.47DI1
digital image
front
5/3/2002
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