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On Display: House - Blue Room
Bed
1785-1815
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Charleston; South Carolina; Charleston; South; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Pine, white
Museum Object Number
1955.0798
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1955.0798
Object Name
Bed
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Charleston; South Carolina; Charleston; South; United States; North America
Date
1785-1815
Materials
- Mahogany
- Pine, white
Dimensions (inches)
111.25 (H) x 64.5 (W) x 77.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
282.575 (H) x 163.83 (W) x 196.85 (L)
Measurement Notes
OH to cornice; OW and OL at cornice. H (posts) 93.5 in. (236.2 cm).
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. 8Book: Rauschenberg, Bradford L. & Bivins, John Franklin. 2003 The Furniture of Charleston.
• Related information: "Bedsteads of the Neoclassical Period," vol. II, pp. 788-807.