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Empire furniture - Elliott House
Amherst Museum, Amherst, NY

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Pedestal table: Overhanging rectangular top has rounded front corners and molded edges Plain skirt	Baluster-carved pedestal with decorative flower petals Base with concave sides Chamfered reeded legs ending in brass paw feet on casters	Baluster-carved pedestal with decorative flower petals Base with concave sides Chamfered reeded legs ending in brass paw feet on casters

Sideboard: Veneered (full-length drawer veneered with crotch mahogany) Slightly overhanging full-length drawer Mushroom-turned wooden knobs Two cupboards flanked by scrolled heavy columns Scrolled feet	Sideboard splashboard with flat molded center and scrolled sides	Sideboard Veneered (full-length drawer veneered with crotch mahogany) Slightly overhanging full-length drawer Mushroom-turned wooden knobs	Sideboard Two cupboards flanked by scrolled heavy columns Scrolled feet

Upholstered sofa: Curved (center section lower) exposed rounded top rail Rounded arms with scrolled arm supports Front skirt has notched decoration Scrolled feet on casters	Upholstered sofa: Curved (center section lower) exposed rounded top rail Rounded arms with scrolled arm supports Front skirt has notched decoration Scrolled feet on casters	Upholstered sofa: Front skirt has notched decoration Scrolled feet on casters

Photos and their arrangement © 2006 Chuck LaChiusa
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