Bed

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Bed

Entry/Object ID

VC.76.6

Description

Low-post bed; rectangular pine headboard with concave corners; unfinished rails, roughly chamfered top and bottom with a groove along the middle with holes for rope; posts turned at top with cushion on thick concave neck, turned below rails to straight, tapering legs.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1768 - 1867 Date made: r. 1768 - 1867

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

38-3/8 in

Width

51-1/8 in

Length

75 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 38 3/8 x 51 1/8 x 75 in. (97.5 x 129.9 x 190.5 cm)

Material

Pine, Maple

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Bottom left post cracked.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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