Sofa
Duncan Phyfe
1805–15
Medium
Mahogany, white pine, tulip poplar
Dimensions
37 x 80 1/4 x 25 in. (94 x 203.8 x 63.5 cm)
Classification
Sofa
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Harry Horton Benkard, 1942
Accession Number
42.16
About the Artist
Duncan Phyfe · 1770–1854
Duncan Phyfe (1770–1854) was a Scottish-born American cabinetmaker who became the most celebrated furniture maker in the history of American decorative arts. Born Duncan Fife near Loch Fannich in the Scottish Highlands, he emigrated with his family to Albany, New York, around 1783–84, where he apprenticed to a cabinetmaker. By 1792 he had established his own workshop on Partition Street (later Ful...