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Bed (Field bedstead)
Brewster Dayton
1780-1796
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Brewster Dayton (Maker)
Place of Origin
Stratford; Connecticut; Housatonic River Valley; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Tulip poplar
Museum Object Number
1952.0097
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1952.0097
Object Name
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
Dimensions (inches)
84.875 (H) x 49.5 (W) x 73 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
215.583 (H) x 125.73 (W) x 185.42 (L)
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).
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. 276Article: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 2014 Documentary Evidence of Colored Finishes and Decoration on Bedsteads and Cornices: Late Colonial and Federal Periods. American Furniture. 224-256.