Name/Title
Woodrow Wilson Birth BedEntry/Object ID
1966.52.1 A-GDescription
Wooden Gothic Revival style bed. The paneled head and foot boards are made of mahogany and contain a single center arch. The rectangular posts on the head and foot boards all have scroll designs with modified acorn finials and applied pie crust molding. The side rails also have pie crust molding with tapered shaped ends.Context
This bed—purportedly the bed in which Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924) was born—was a family piece, purchased with a matching dresser in 1966 from a Wilson descendant. Since its arrival at Historic Columbia, the set has been on display in the Woodrow Wilson Family Home (now the Museum of the Reconstruction Era) except for a brief loan to the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum in Staunton, Virginia where Wilson was born. The bed contains a plaque denoting it as Wilson's birth bed that was adhered by admirers of Wilson to remember his life and career.Made/Created
Date made
circa 1840 - circa 1845Dimensions
Height
46 inWidth
57 inDepth
80 in
