Circular Sofa

Title

Circular Sofa

Subject

Furniture owned by Gideon Welles during the Civil War

Description

Attributed to the Washington, D.C. home of Navy Secretary Gideon Welles this circular sofa, or borne, came in to possession of the Dixon-Welling family and later owned by Miss Elizabeth D. Welling and used in her home.

Creator

Provenance confirmed by Mrs. Elizabeth L C. Dixon (1819-1871)

Rights

CC BY-NC-ND 3.0

Files

1977_25_3.jpg
1977_25_3dt.jpg

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Date Added
February 17, 2020
Collection
OBJECTS
Item Type
Object
Citation
Provenance confirmed by Mrs. Elizabeth L C. Dixon (1819-1871), “Circular Sofa,” E - A r c h i V e s , accessed March 7, 2021, https://citizenarchivist.omeka.net/items/show/629.