Wedding Sofa: Danzig Sofa, 1838
Birch veneer over pine; linden wood: painted, gilt, and upholstered
38 3/16 x 63 x 27 15/16 in. (97 x 160 x 71 cm.)
Gift of the Danzig Jewish Community
D 280 ' ; $object_caption = 'Wedding Sofa: Danzig Sofa, 1838
Birch veneer over pine; linden wood: painted, gilt, and upholstered

D 280 ' ; $object_summary = 'This splendid example of Biedermeier furniture is perhaps the only extant Jewish wedding couch. The carefully carved detail of clasped hands in the upper central cartouche symbolizes marriage. The sofa is inscribed with the Hebrew date for \'1838.\' Its curious original upholstery stuffing of kelp and seashells is evidence that the couch was manufactured near the sea, possibly in Danzig proper.

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