Research No. 617
Elijah Galusha Settee Photos
As I always say, one cannot have too many Elijah Galusha reference photos lying around for that emergency Rococo furniture identification that always pops up. This set is from a Galusha settee at the Rensselaer County Historical Society in Troy, NY that I haven't put up yet.
He seems to have been fond of "reeding" his foliage and flower petals. He also did not stick to one orientation or the other for the reeding on the foliage - it could go in either direction. I'm also wondering if he ever touched a board of walnut for his Rococo work in his life. I've not recalled a single documented piece done in walnut.
One more for the archives...
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