Object Number 1955.0793

Object Name

Bed

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Massachusetts or Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin is eastern Massachusetts or Rhode Island.

Date

1740-1770

Materials

Mahogany; Maple, soft; Pine, white

Dimensions (inches)

91.5 (H) , 79 (L) , 60 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

232.41 (H) , 200.66 (L) , 152.4 (W)

Measurement Notes

OW and OL are at feet. H (rails) 17.25 in. (43.1 cm); L (posts) 77.5 in. (196.9 cm); W (posts) 57.5 in. (146.1 cm)

Object Description

Text available soon.

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. 103, pp. 199-200.
[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 1
[Book] Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Published: p.34
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.
[Electronic] Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF1206