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Bed Stool

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1800-1830

GUSN

GUSN-3038

Description

Two rectangular steps on an open back frame with low boot jack ends; single stretcher across back; painted blue with some green of earlier layer showing through.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bed steps
sleeping and reclining furniture
painting (coating)
pine (wood)
pine (wood)
Pine
Painted
STEPS, BED

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

17.75 x 15 x 13.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1529

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