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On Display: House - Winterthur Bedroom
Bed (Field bedstead)
1790-1800
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Birch
- Maple
- Pine, white
Museum Object Number
1955.0797
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1955.0797
Object Name
Bed (Field bedstead)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
New England; United States; North America
Date
1790-1800
Materials
- Birch
- Maple
- Pine, white
Dimensions (inches)
76.5 (H) x 49 (W) x 79.625 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
194.31 (H) x 124.46 (W) x 202.248 (L)
Measurement Notes
OH to tester; OW and OL at feet. H (posts) 62.75 in.; H (rails) 20.375 in. (51.7 cm); W (posts, above rails) 48 in. (121.8 cm); L (posts, above rails) 78.625 in.
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. 9.