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Bed

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1820-1840

GUSN

GUSN-25582

Description

Bed. Pine, metal, paint. Grained to imitate rosewood with reddish-brown basecoat and black/brown glaze. Identical headboard and footboard. Rests on block, baluster and ring-turned legs connected by round rails.

Details

Descriptive Terms

beds (furniture)
sleeping and reclining furniture
metal
wood (plant material)
Empire (style)
Unidentified Metal
Empire
BED

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

46 3/8 x 57 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

1985.368

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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