1952.0097 bed with 1969.0511 bedcover and 1958.1588 bed hangings
  • 1952.0097 bed with 1969.0511 bedcover and 1958.1588 bed hangings
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Bed (Field bedstead)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Brewster Dayton (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Stratford, Connecticut, Housatonic River Valley, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1780-1796

  • Materials:

    Maple, soft; Tulip poplar

  • Museum Object Number:

    1952.0097


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1952.0097

Object Name

Bed (Field bedstead)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Brewster Dayton (Maker)-1796

Place of Origin

Stratford, Connecticut, Housatonic River Valley, United States, North America

Date

1780-1796

Materials

Maple, soft; Tulip poplar

Dimensions (inches)

84.875 (H) , 73 (L) , 49.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

215.583 (H) , 185.42 (L) , 125.73 (W)

Measurement Notes

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).

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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.