Furniture
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
1755-1775
Mahogany; Cypress; Maple
1955.0799
Object Number1955.0799 |
Bed
Furniture
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
Previously catalogued as New York, 1760-1775. Charleston origin verified by Brad Rauschenberg of MESDA, 6/86.
1755-1775
Mahogany; Cypress; Maple
88.75 (H) , 78.25 (L) , 55.25 (W)
225.425 (H) , 198.755 (L) , 140.335 (W)
OH includes tester; OW and OL at feet. H (posts) 87.75 in.; H (top of rail) 14.75 in. (37.3 cm); W (tester) 52.5 in. (133.2 cm); W (top of posts) 51.5 in. (130.9 cm); W (frame) 53.625 in. (136.1 cm); L (tester) 77 in.; L (top of posts) 74 in.; L (frame) 77.25 in.
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[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: figure 2
[Book] Rauschenberg, Bradford L. & Bivins, John Franklin. 2003 The Furniture of Charleston.
• Published: vol. I, no. CB-4, pp. 439-41.
[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies.
• Published: pl. 1.