Empire-style Sofa for the Waldorf-Astoria
Title
Empire-style Sofa for the Waldorf-Astoria
Date
1897
Maker
Stickley & Simonds
Notes
Essentially, this is an extended version of the low-backed empire style chair that Stickley & Simonds provided for the Waldorf-Astoria. It appears in photographs of the main foyer taken about 1903.
The first image is a detail from a photograph of the Main Foyer published in George C. Boldt, The Waldorf-Astoria, New York (George C. Boldt, 1903). The second image shows that full plate.