1830-1850
GUSN-25535
Large round ball finials surmount ornately turned posts ending in small round turned feet. Headboard has shaped shoulders w/ large round crest rail w/ large knob turnings at each end. Rails stained red w/ iron fittings.
beds (furniture)
sleeping and reclining furniture
metal
wood (plant material)
Empire (style)
Unidentified Metal
Empire
BED
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
47.25 x 58.5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
1985.48
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