Tester bed fragment

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Date

ca. 1810

GUSN

GUSN-25562

Description

Part of partial or "married" set of tester frame elements. Pine. Elongated rectangular board or rail with a "tongue" element cut on each end to fit into a grooved joint.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tester beds
fragments
sleeping and reclining furniture
pine (wood)
pine (wood)
Pine
BED, TESTER

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.73.2

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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