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Source Description
An art collector, designer, and champion of neoclassicism, Thomas Hope designed this settee for display in his London house. Hope’s design exemplifies the continued interest in neoclassical ornament around 1800 through the use of elaborately carved friezes, a central pediment, and a lavishly gilded surface. In 1807 Hope published <em>Household Furniture and Interior Decoration</em>, featuring descriptions of his renowned collection of antiquities and the interior furnishings from his London house, including this settee. Many architects and cabinetmaking firms took inspiration from Hope’s designs, adapting Greek and Roman forms to create bold expressions of neoclassicism in their architecture and decoration.
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169465
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Settee
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169465
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object
title
Settee
description
An art collector, designer, and champion of neoclassicism, Thomas Hope designed this settee for display in his London house. Hope’s design exemplifies the continued interest in neoclassical ornament around 1800 through the use of elaborately carved friezes, a central pediment, and a lavishly gilded surface. In 1807 Hope published <em>Household Furniture and Interior Decoration</em>, featuring descriptions of his renowned collection of antiquities and the interior furnishings from his London house, including this settee. Many architects and cabinetmaking firms took inspiration from Hope’s designs, adapting Greek and Roman forms to create bold expressions of neoclassicism in their architecture and decoration.
date
c. 1802–07
citation
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80076793
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61264
61326
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Wood
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 102.2 x 113 x 71.1 cm (40 1/4 x 44 1/2 x 28 in.)
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England, 19th century
accession
2011.3
Source extras
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gilt-wood, reproduction wool upholstery
tombstone
Settee, c. 1802–07. Thomas Hope (British, 1769–1831), Unknown Maker (British). Gilt-wood, reproduction wool upholstery; overall: 102.2 x 113 x 71.1 cm (40 1/4 x 44 1/2 x 28 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2011.3
collection
Furniture
didYouKnow
The acorn finials, ram’s heads, and clusters of stylized honeysuckle flowers along the settee’s frame are typical of Thomas Hope’s neoclassical designs.
citations
citation
Hope, Thomas, and Thomas Ustick Walter. <em>Household Furniture and Interior Decoration</em>. London: Printed by T. Bensley ... for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1807.
citation
Watkin, David, Philip Hewat-Jaboor, Daniella Ben-Arie, and Elizabeth Angelicoussis. <em>Thomas Hope: Regency Designer</em>. New Haven [Conn.]: Yale University Press [for] The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, New York, 2008.
page_number
p. 402-403
citation
Mann, C. Griffith, and Amy Bracken Sparks. "Acquisitions 2011." <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 52, no. 2 (March/April 2012): 10-27.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 19
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 139
citation
Hanson, Robin. “Behind the Scenes: A day in the textile conservation lab.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>62, no. 1 (March 2022): 22-23.
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Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 22
citation
Lennard, Frances, Patricia Ewer, and Laura Mina. Textile Conservation: Advances in Practice. Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2024.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 583-591, fig. 8.3.1 & fig. 8.3.3
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Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
galleryDonorText
Ellen and Bruce Mavec Gallery
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2026-05-29 08:42:44.060000
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169465
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Decorative Art and Design
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Furniture
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gilt-wood, reproduction wool upholstery
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male
gender unknown
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