An Early 19thC American Empire High-Arm Sofa c.1815 sub-Religion & Relics the plate is in good

the plate is in good overall order with some creases that would eventually drop out and some light fading to the paper

Owtram and Co themselves were in the 1891 Directory for Preston listed as ‘Cotton spinners and manufacturers’

the fragment cut down from a larger composition

The drawers all slide nicely and the lock and key are present and in working order

bringing the total number of stars on the U

An Early 19thC American Empire High-Arm Sofa c.1815 sub-Religion & Relics the plate is in goodOrigin: American Period: Empire Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1815 Height: 47. 5 or 18 at seat Width: 61 Depth: 24 (all at extremities) The deep seated and high backed early nineteenth century deep ruby rose velvet upholstered scroll end sofa, having a show frame with concave back with gadrooned carving to the crest rail, acanthus carving to rosette finals to the front supports, the whole on cornucopia lions paw feet and surviving from the first