Object Number 1955.0796

Object Name

Bed (Field bedstead)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1800-1810

Materials

Mahogany; Birch; Pine, white

Dimensions (inches)

82 (H) , 77.5 (L) , 56 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

208.28 (H) , 196.85 (L) , 142.24 (W)

Measurement Notes

OH to tester; OW and OL at rails. H (posts) 65 in.; H (rails) 22 in. (55.8 cm); W (posts) 54.25 in. (137.6 cm); W (feet) 54.75 in. (138.9 cm); L (posts); L (feet) 76 in.

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 3.
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 68, fig. 3.15