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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1845-1880

GUSN

GUSN-4054

Description

Spool-turned single bed with five vertical spindles supported by turned crossbar; seven vertical spindles at footboard; simple turned straight legs; painted black (probably not original paint).

Details

Descriptive Terms

beds (furniture)
sleeping and reclining furniture
iron (metal)
maple (wood)
maple (wood)
Maple
Iron
BED

Associated Building

Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

38.75 x 77.5 x 41 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler

Accession Number

1977.361

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