Name/Title

Folding Bed

Description

Tester bed. Half tester with squared posts. Low posts with simple rounded cap to each post. Simple low headboard with curved downward notch at each end and faintly raised center. Rectangular partial canopy shielding the head of the bed, supported by vertical pillars pegged to headboard corner posts. Draped back and sides with top valance. Double size. Plain base posts with tapered legs. Rope turned mattress holder.

Made/Created

Date made

1780 - 1820

Time Period

late 18th-early 19th centuries

Dimensions

Height

191.8 cm

Width

137.3 cm

Length

196.8 cm

Dimension Notes

Canopy depth: 68.6cm Height side rail to floor 54.6cm

Material

Wood, Rope

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Abrasion

Notes

Some abrasion and loss at its joint with northeast headpost. Dark red paint on bed surfaces.

General Notes

Note

Status: OK