Gilded-wood bench
Object type: Bench
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British
Artist: Thomas Hope
Artist bio: British (born Holland), Amsterdam 1769–1831 London
Artist role: Designer
Artist nationality: British, born Holland
Date: before 1807
Medium: Gilded mahogany, modern wool cover and silk trims
Dimensions: wt. approximated: 29 9/16 × 50 × 24 1/2 in., 50 lb. (75.1 × 127 × 62.2 cm, 22.7 kg)
width at feet: 45 3/4 in. (116.2 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Purchase, The James Parker Charitable Foundation Gift, 2014
Accession year: 2014