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Title
Sofa
Subject
Arts and Entertainment
Business and Labor
Furniture
Sofas
Daily Life
Place
Cincinnati (Ohio)
Hamilton County (Ohio)
Description
This
sofa
is
part
of a
six-piece
parlor
suite
manufactured
by
Mitchell
and
Rammelsberg
(1847-1881)
,
Cincinnati's
premier
furniture
company
in the
19th
century
. The
suite
is
in the
modern
Gothic
style
,
which
was
popular
in this
country
in the
last
quarter
of the
19th
century
. The
jacquard
fabric
of the
upholstery
,
which
is
original
to the
sofa
, was
inspired
by the
exotic
patterns
of
Eastern
textiles
.
It
measures
40.25
by
65
by
29
inches
(102.9
by
165
by
73.7
cm)
.
Mitchell
and
Rammelsberg's
success
was
due
to their
use
of
modern
technology
,
variety
of
styles
and
products
, and
range
of
prices
. The
company
used
steam-powered
machines
to
cut
its
manufacturing
costs
.
It
offered
wide
range
of
styles
including
Renaissance
Revival
,
Queen
Anne
,
Japanese
,
Egyptian
Revival
, and
Neoclassical
. In
addition
to
supplying
home
and
office
furniture
,
Mitchell
and
Rammelsberg
sold
furnishings
for
hotels
,
stores
,
churches
, and
schools
. The
company
also
retailed
furniture
,
upholstery
, and
other
household
accessories
made
by
other
manufacturers
. The
company
displayed
its
furniture
at the
1876
Philadelphia
Centennial
Exposition
,
where
it
received
high
praise
.
Creator
Mitchell & Rammelsberg Furniture Company
Date of Original
1876
-
1881
Source
Historical object(s) or artifact(s)
1987.63.1
Submitting Institution
Cincinnati Art Museum
Rights
For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html;
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type
StillImage
File Name
Om1005_888759_001.tif
Image Height
2032
Image Width
2729
File Size
455.853 KB
Format
picture
;
objects
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