Furniture
Brewster Dayton (Maker)
Stratford, Connecticut, Housatonic River Valley, United States, North America
1780-1796
Maple, soft; Tulip poplar
1952.0097
Object Number1952.0097 |
Bed (Field bedstead)
Furniture
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Brewster Dayton (Maker)-1796
Stratford, Connecticut, Housatonic River Valley, United States, North America
1780-1796
Maple, soft; Tulip poplar
84.875 (H) , 73 (L) , 49.5 (W)
215.583 (H) , 185.42 (L) , 125.73 (W)
OW and OL are of feet. H (posts) 62.375 in. (158.4 cm); H (rails) 17.75 in. (45.1 cm); L (posts) 73 in. (185.4 cm); W (posts) 48.5 in. (123.1 cm).
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[Book] Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published cat. no. 107, pp. 206-08.
[Article] Cooke, Edward S. 01//1984 Craftsman-Client Relations in the Housatonic Valley, 1720-1800. Antiques. 125 (1)
• Published fig. 6, p. 276
[Article] Evans, Nancy Goyne. 2014 Documentary Evidence of Colored Finishes and Decoration on Bedsteads and Cornices: Late Colonial and Federal Periods. American Furniture. 224-256.
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