Vineyard Outdoor Sectional Set

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Pass warm days in style with our Vineyard Outdoor Sectional Set. This stylish and durable patio set features an L-shaped sectional and matching coffee table — a perfect design to comfortably accommodate gatherings of three or more people. The sectional's broad seating surface and plush, high-density foam cushions offer ultimate relaxation for sitting in groups, and only gets better when stretching out on your own. Covered with breathable polyester fabric, the zippered cushion covers are easy to remove for hassle-free cleaning and maintenance. Made of solid acacia wood with a heavy-duty iron frame, this outdoor modular sofa offers excellent stability and durability together with large adjustable foot pads, ensuring stability and adaptability on any outdoor terrain. And to complete your comfort, a spacious acacia wood coffee table ensures that you can keep everything you need close at hand without ever having to get up. Designed to fit seamlessly into gardens, balconies, poolside areas, and more, the Vineyard Outdoor Sectional Set is ideal for enhancing the lifestyle of any outdoor setting for hosting, family time, and quiet moments in the sun. Pair with the rest of the Vineyard Collection for the ultimate outdoor experience.

Editors' Note

The Vineyard Collection is named for the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts which, like New York's Sag Harbor, has stood for generations as a summer oasis for African American families. The tradition began in 1912 when Charles and Henrietta Shearer opened Shearer Cottage, one of the first establishments in the area to cater to Black travelers and families. Former teachers, educated at the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute (later Hampton University) in Hampton, Virginia, Charles was born into slavery on a Virginia plantation, while Henrietta (née Merchant) was born free to one of the oldest free Black families in Lynchburg, Virginia. The couple first arrived in Massachusetts in 1891. By 1903 they owned two properties in the Oak Bluffs neighborhood near the island's northern tip. The first business they opened there was a laundry where Henrietta quickly gained a reputation for her sophisticated work. The inn — originally an addition to the Shearer home on the island — was an immediate success, offering not only lodgings, but dining, catering services, and a horse-drawn wagon to provide transportation to guests. Other notable establishments opened during this time include Aunt Georgia's House (now, the Tivoli Inn), founded by Mrs. Georgia O’Brien and Ms. Louisa Izett, as well as a guest house run by Mrs. Anthony Smith. Early frequenters of the island included Black music composer Henry T. Burleigh, famed for his introduction and adaptation of African American spirituals into the lexicon of American music. In part through his considerable influence, the island became popular with many leading Black Americans, especially the Shearer Cottage where he was known as "Uncle Harry" among the children. The island soon became a destination for people such as William H. Lewis, the first Black US Assistant Attorney General, and Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller, America's first Black psychiatrist. The latter's wife, Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, was among the most distinguished sculptors of the Harlem Renaissance. Along with them, many other Renaissance luminaries spent their summers at "The Vineyard," including Langston Hughes, Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and Dorothy West, considered the last great writer of the period. In 1937, Powell, a future congressman, and his wife, the former Cotton Club dancer and Broadway performer, Isabell Washington Powell, purchased the "Bunny Cottage," now known as the Powell Cottage, at which the couple entertained friends such as Matthew Henson, the African American explorer famed for reaching the North Pole with Robert Peary in 1909, and for whom a lunar crater was named in 2021. Similarly, the 18-room Victorian mansion owned by Joe Overton, now known as "Villa Rosa," was known as the "Summer White House," for Black America when Overton was in residence. As one of New York's first Black labor organizers and president of the city's NAACP chapter, Overton was easily among New York's most influential African Americans of the time. During the family's tenure, the house, which is still considered one of the finest examples of Victorian architecture on the island, hosted high-profile guests from Martin Luther King Jr. to Fidel Castro. By the 1950s, Martha's Vineyard was a national summer destination for middle-class Black families. The tradition continues today with Spike Lee, Oprah and the Obamas among the many who make time each summer to call the island home.