Amor, Amans, Amata (designs for a sofa) Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1 Amor, Amans, Amata DGR 1863 (circa) Birmingham 1973 16 Cheyne Walk 1863 (circa) Fitzwilliam Museum M/F. 1-1918 Sofa: 32 1/2 in. (height); 78 in. (width); 26 in. (depth) Open-back sofa of wood painted black and partially gilded, the back painted with three figures in medallions inscribed “Amor,” “Amans,” and “Amata” (Love, the Loving or Lover, the Beloved), upholstered with contemporary green cut velvet. <artist/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnpictorial> <citnmythic> <name/> <culture/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnmythic> <citnhistorical> <event/> <place/> <date/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnhistorical> <citnautobiographical> <name/> <place/> <date/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnautobiographical> <citnscenic> <place/> <date/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnscenic> </listcitn> </source> <commentaries> <head>Commentary</head> <section type="intro"> <head>Introduction</head> <p>These designs were made for the decorative ovals on the sofa DGR designed for himself around 1863. The sofa, which was part of the furniture in DGR's Chelsea house, passed to the possession of Charles Fairfax Murray and thence to the Fitzwilliam Museum, where it is presently located.</p> </section> <section type="prodhist"> <head>Production History</head> <p/> </section> <section type="recepthist"> <head>Reception</head> <p/> </section> <section type="icon"> <head>Iconograpic</head> <p/> </section> <section type="pictorial"> <head>Pictorial</head> <p/> </section> <section type="historical"> <head>Historical</head> <p/> </section> <section type="literary"> <head>Literary</head> <p/> </section> <section type="autobio"> <head>Autobiographical</head> <p/> </section> <section type="biblio"> <head>Bibliographic</head> <p> <bibl> <author>Marillier</author>, <xref doc="a.nd497.r8.m33.rad" from="114" workcode="sa67"> <title level="bk"> <hi rend="i">DGR: An Illustrated Memorial</hi> , 114