Empire style sleigh bed. Mahogany w/ identical headboard and footboard w/ curved rounded top rails. Flat-sided stiles, S-curved at tops and broader as they form legs. Set on casters. No ornamental carving or detail.
beds (furniture)
sleeping and reclining furniture
mahogany (wood)
Empire (style)
Mahogany
Empire
BED
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
1
Unknown
43.5 x 58 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.1468
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