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Bed

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1860-1880

GUSN

GUSN-18658

Description

Bed, Renaissance Revival style. Walnut. Headboard with high crest ornamented with carved edges, incised lines, and raised bosses. Rests on legs constructed of wide pieces of carved wood.

Details

Descriptive Terms

beds (furniture)
sleeping and reclining furniture
walnut (wood)
walnut (wood)
Walnut
BED

Inscription

Painted on underside--bottom of footboard: ""Boston""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

52 x 45 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1425

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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