Field bed

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Field bed

Entry/Object ID

SS.81.14

Description

Tester or field bed: arched tester of pine with four slat supports atop four-poster bed; turnings on head posts consist of (from top to bottom): a long, slight flaring element; two cap turnings (bottom one larger); swelled, not very graceful column; ring; cylinder; rectangle; feet consist of a cylinder, gentle funnel-shaped element, and pad. Turnings on foot posts consist of (from top to bottom): a long, slightly flared element; bold cap with dentiling around it; cylinder; ring; cylinder; bold, swelling, reeded base form; cap; reel; cap with dentiling; reel; egg-shaped element with four grooves cut into it horizontally; cap; reel; two flattened balls; cylinder, flattened ball, and rectangular cube; feet consist of column, flattened ball, reel, ring, gentle funnel-shaped element and pad. Bed rails connected by iron bolts which connect through holes covered by brasses; simple-shaped headboard, top outline of two S-curves, roundel at the top of either side of the headboard; headboard has V-shaped cut under each roundel and a large semi-circular cut under that; nine slats of pine hold mattress.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1820 - 1830

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

76 in

Width

54-1/8 in

Depth

79-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 76 x 54 1/8 x 79 1/4 in. (193 x 137.5 x 201.3 cm)

Material

Mahogany, brass, Pine, Iron

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ellen (Elaine) Irving Woodriff (1881-1965)

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Anna Duer Irving (1807-1874)

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Nieces' Bedroom