Object Number 1956.0518

Object Name

Bed (Press Bedstead)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1780-1800

Materials

Mahogany; Birch; Pine, white; Ash; Canvas; Brass

Dimensions (inches)

43.375 (H) , 75.75 (L) , 51.125 (W) , 24.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

110.173 (H) , 192.405 (L) , 129.858 (W) , 62.23 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD at feet; OL of bed frame, open. H (bed rails) 17.5 in. (44.5 cm); W (case) 49 in. (124.5 cm); W (bed frame) 47.325 in. (102.3 cm); D (case) 22 in. (55.9 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. 108, pp. 208-10.
[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: fig. 10.