WebJul 20, 2011 · I had a 19th-century sofa reupholstered the other year, and the upholsterer gave me a thorough documentation, with photographs, of what she had done. She mentions the original stuffing material as being "hair," which I have ever reason to assume was horsehair. (She in fact reused it.) Horsehair was also a very common form of 19th-century … Sep 6, 2012 ·
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