Early Floral Textile Loveseat with Horsehair Fill & Matching Cover Fabric Retro tote designed to illustrate the internal

designed to illustrate the internal movement and interaction of a piano's action assembly

along with craquelure and loss to the gilt back-painted glass consistent with 120+ years of handling

Hayden's was a prolific mid-19th century Connecticut brassworks

Wear to some feathers and minor separation at the neck reflect its age and handling

Early Floral Textile Loveseat with Horsehair Fill & Matching Cover Fabric Retro tote designed to illustrate the internalEarly upholstered textile loveseat with a compact, upright form, tight arms, and straight back, raised on turned wooden legs. Upholstered in a woven floral fabric with repeating botanical motifs in muted reds and greens over a light ground. The seat and back are traditionally constructed and stuffed with horsehair, giving the piece its characteristic firmness and resilience. The proportions and construction point to an early transitional domestic sofa