Bed

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Bed

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.431

Description

Tester bedstead: square posts, chamfered to octagonal section above rails, and tapering toward top, posts have inner taper to botton below rails; tester comprised of four rectangular rails between 2 rectangular longitudinal rails; unadorned gabled headboard; set into posts; rails, set into posts; and secured by bolts, have 24 holes for ropes mattress support.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700 - 1733 Date made: r. 1700 - 1733

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

80 in

Width

52-1/2 in

Length

75 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 80 x 52 1/2 x 75 in. (203.2 x 133.4 x 190.5 cm)

Material

Maple, Pine, Bolt (s), Rope

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Tester apparently original.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Cf. also bedstead, VC.58.368, which is similar in all respects excepting that of legs beneath rails are not tapered, thus indicating a slightly earlier date, or at least less influence upon the country cabinetmaker. Four support pieces to bed found in Manor house, SE bedroom, 6/19/2001.

Note Type

General Note

Note

Hgt (rails): 20 3/4"; 52.71 cm Hgt (headboard): 36"; 91.44 cm; pine

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Lean-to Room