Doll Bedstead

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Doll Bedstead

Entry/Object ID

1981.43.2a

Description

Miniature wooden bedstead sized for a doll. The bedstead consists of a headboard, footboard, and siderails. The siderails are notched on the inner sides to hold rails (not present). The headboard has a bell-shaped top and is decorated with two horizontal stripes and a small flower. The footboard is arched and decorated with a horizontal stripe and a small flower.

Context

Made by a resident of Marshfield for a church fair at Old Union Church in 1876. Purchased from the fair by Frank Cole for his daughter, Harriet.

Acquisition

Accession

1981.43

Source or Donor

Tracy, Helen Prouty (1908-1999)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1876

Place

Town

Marshfield

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bed

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Sleeping & Reclining Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Material

Wood

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Prouty, Harriet Cole (1872-1952)