Spoonback Sofas Photos

Spoonback sofas have backs which are highest at the corners, usually with a distinct round or rectangular section inserted in the middle of the back.

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Sofa in Roedde House Museum. Vancouver, BC.Parlour sofa of McCoy House Museum in Old Town. San Diego, CA.Antique settee with carved wood frame & heating stove in residence part of Wells Fargo office at Columbia State Historic Park. Columbia, CA.Sofa & armchair at Bidwell Mansion house museum. Chico, CA.
Sofa in Roedde House Museum. Vancouver, BC.Parlour sofa of McCoy House Museum in Old Town. San Diego, CA.Antique settee with carved wood frame & heating stove in residence part of Wells Fargo office at Columbia State Historic Park. Columbia, CA.Sofa & armchair at Bidwell Mansion house museum. Chico, CA.
Settee at McAllister House Museum. Colorado Springs, CO.Settee at Rosemount House Museum. Pueblo, CO.Settee at Baca Adobe House. Trinidad, CO.Sofa, chair & table in parlor of museum apartment at Casa Milà. Barcelona, Spain.
Settee at McAllister House Museum. Colorado Springs, CO.Settee at Rosemount House Museum. Pueblo, CO.Settee at Baca Adobe House. Trinidad, CO.Sofa, chair & table in parlor of museum apartment at Casa Milà. Barcelona, Spain.
Front parlor at Dodge House. Council Bluffs, IA.Parlor settee at Dodge House. Council Bluffs, IA.Back parlor at Dodge House. Council Bluffs, IA.Sofa with carved back attrib. Charles A. Baudouine of New York City at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.
Front parlor at Dodge House. Council Bluffs, IA.Parlor settee at Dodge House. Council Bluffs, IA.Back parlor at Dodge House. Council Bluffs, IA.Sofa with carved back (1849-54) attrib. Charles A. Baudouine of New York City at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.
Settee at Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Indianapolis, IN.Parlor from Roswell Gleason House of Dorchester, MA with sofa & chairs & center table plus Étagère by George Croome of Boston, MA at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Parlor sofa at Orchard House. Concord, MA.Parlor settees with portrait of Grandchildren of Sir William Pepperell by Mather Brown at Longfellow National Historic Site. Cambridge, MA.
Settee at Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Indianapolis, IN.Parlor (c1840) from Roswell Gleason House of Dorchester, MA with sofa & chairs (c1850-70) & center table (c1849) plus Étagère (1861-5) by George Croome of Boston, MA at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Parlor sofa at Orchard House. Concord, MA.Parlor settees with portrait (1781-5) of Grandchildren of Sir William Pepperell by Mather Brown at Longfellow National Historic Site. Cambridge, MA.
Settee at Mayflower Society House. Plymouth, MA.Settee & chairs in red parlor at Fall River Historical Society Museum. Fall River, MA.Triple-backed settee at Vaile Mansion. Independence, MO.Tea service at Campbell House Museum. St. Louis, MO.
Settee at Mayflower Society House. Plymouth, MA.Settee & chairs in red parlor at Fall River Historical Society Museum. Fall River, MA.Triple-backed settee at Vaile Mansion. Independence, MO.Tea service at Campbell House Museum. St. Louis, MO.
Settee at Campbell House Museum. St. Louis, MO.Upholstered sofa in sitting room at Lindenwald. Kinderhook, NY.Sofa in front room of Lithuanian family at Tenement Museum. New York, NY.Settee in living room at Edison Birthplace Museum. Milan, OH.
Settee at Campbell House Museum. St. Louis, MO.Upholstered sofa (1820-40) in sitting room at Lindenwald. Kinderhook, NY.Sofa in front room of Lithuanian family (Rogarshevsky Apartment 1901) at Tenement Museum. New York, NY.Settee in living room at Edison Birthplace Museum. Milan, OH.
Green damask settee in parlor at Ida Saxton McKinley Historic House. Canton, OH.Settee at Reese-Peters House. Lancaster, OH.Settee detail at Reese-Peters House. Lancaster, OH.Carved sofa in library of Flavel House. Astoria, OR.
Green damask settee in parlor at Ida Saxton McKinley Historic House. Canton, OH.Settee at Reese-Peters House. Lancaster, OH.Settee detail at Reese-Peters House. Lancaster, OH.Carved sofa in library of Flavel House. Astoria, OR.
Sofa in parlor at Guenther House Museum. San Antonio, TX.Settee & chairs in formal parlor at Edward Steves Homestead Museum. San Antonio, TX.Mirror & sofa at Edward Steves Homestead Museum. San Antonio, TX.George Romney painting over sofa & coffee table at Rienzi house museum. Houston, TX.
Sofa in parlor at Guenther House Museum. San Antonio, TX.Settee & chairs in formal parlor at Edward Steves Homestead Museum. San Antonio, TX.Mirror & sofa at Edward Steves Homestead Museum. San Antonio, TX.George Romney painting over sofa & coffee table at Rienzi house museum. Houston, TX.
Sofa in LBJ birthplace house at Lyndon B. Johnson NHP. Stonewall, TX.Carved sofa at French Legation Museum. Austin, TX.Detail of animal head carved on sofa leg at French Legation Museum. Austin, TX.Entry hall with tall clock, settee & historic painting at McCulloch House. Waco, TX.
Sofa in LBJ birthplace house at Lyndon B. Johnson NHP. Stonewall, TX.Carved sofa at French Legation Museum. Austin, TX.Detail of animal head carved on sofa leg at French Legation Museum. Austin, TX.Entry hall with tall clock, settee & historic painting at McCulloch House. Waco, TX.
Settee at East Terrace House. Waco, TX.Civil War era furniture at Siege Museum. Petersburg, VA.

Settee at East Terrace House. Waco, TX.Civil War era furniture at Siege Museum. Petersburg, VA.


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