{"id":12462,"date":"2019-08-18T14:48:14","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T14:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pemberley.com\/?post_type=kbe_knowledgebase&#038;p=12462"},"modified":"2019-08-18T14:48:15","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T14:48:15","slug":"sofas","status":"publish","type":"kbe_knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/pemberley.com\/?kbe_knowledgebase=sofas","title":{"rendered":"Sofas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here are three example of sofas taken from the noted furniture designer, George Hepplewhite\u2019s book\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2z5D2PQ\">The Cabinet\u2013Maker and Upholsterer\u2019s Guide <\/a>(third edition)(1794).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/pemberley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sofa1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pemberley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sofa1-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pemberley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sofa1-1-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pemberley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sofa1-1-413x300.jpg 413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/pemberley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sofa2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pemberley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sofa2-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pemberley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sofa2-1-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pemberley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sofa2-1-467x300.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are six\nin all illustrated in the book, but these give you a good idea of the type of\nfurniture that JA writes about in Chapter 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is what\nHepplewhite had to say about sofas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Plates\n21,22,23,24 present four designs for sofas; the woodwork of which should be\neither mahogany or japanned, in accordance to the chairs; the covering must\nalso be of the same.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The\ndimensions of sofas vary according to the size of the room and pleasure of the\npurchaser.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The\nfollowing is the proportion in general use: length between 6 and 7 feet, depth\nabout 30 inches, height of the seat frame 14 inches; total height in the back 3\nfeet 1 inch.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Plate 25\nshews a design for a sofa of the newest fashion; the frame should be japanned\nwith green on white ground, and the edges gilt, the covering of red Morocco leather&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is Plate\n25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/pemberley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sofa3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pemberley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sofa3-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pemberley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sofa3-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pemberley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sofa3-1-424x300.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are three example of sofas taken from the noted furniture designer, George Hepplewhite\u2019s book\u00a0The Cabinet\u2013Maker and Upholsterer\u2019s Guide (third edition)(1794). There are six in all illustrated in the book, but these give you a good idea of the type &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pemberley.com\/?kbe_knowledgebase=sofas\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","kbe_taxonomy":[261,254],"kbe_tags":[333],"class_list":["post-12462","kbe_knowledgebase","type-kbe_knowledgebase","status-publish","hentry","kbe_taxonomy-households","kbe_taxonomy-land-estates","kbe_tags-furniture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pemberley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/kbe_knowledgebase\/12462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pemberley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/kbe_knowledgebase"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pemberley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/kbe_knowledgebase"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pemberley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pemberley.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12462"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pemberley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/kbe_knowledgebase\/12462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12466,"href":"https:\/\/pemberley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/kbe_knowledgebase\/12462\/revisions\/12466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pemberley.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kbe_taxonomy","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pemberley.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fkbe_taxonomy&post=12462"},{"taxonomy":"kbe_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pemberley.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fkbe_tags&post=12462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}