Couch, Fainting - Governor Jeff Davis

 
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Couch, Fainting - Governor Jeff Davis
Couch, Fainting - Governor Jeff Davis
Couch, Fainting - Governor Jeff Davis
Couch, Fainting - Governor Jeff Davis

Couch, Fainting - Governor Jeff Davis

Object number1968.003.00
DateUnknown Date
MediumLeather, Wood
Dimensions25 3/16 x 74 13/16 in. (64 x 190 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA wood and black leather fainting couch owned by Governor Jeff Davis. It is Russian, tufted and has four legs and an elongated seat. Fainting couches traditionally have a back raised at one end. They were popular with women during the 18th century.

    Jefferson "Jeff" Davis was born in Rocky Comfort, Arkansas on May 6, 1862. Davis served as the twentieth Governor of Arkansas from 1901 to 1907. Although his administration was said to have "produced more politics than government," Davis succeeded in building a new state house and reforming the penal system. Davis passed away on January 3, 1913 in Little Rock, Arkansas.


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