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Bed

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1880-1890

GUSN

GUSN-50393

Description

It has a double headboard with a molded cornice over a recessed frieze edged in rope molding. There is also three recessed panels with vertical "grooves" enclosed by molded edge stiles and vertically grooved end posts with vine carved corner blocks. The lower footboard conforms to the headboard and has molded and grooved rectangular feet and a molded baseboard. The siderails are molded at the base and have shaped brackets at the ends. There are also hidden compartments.

Details

Descriptive Terms

beds (furniture)
sleeping and reclining furniture
cherry (wood)
molding (forming)
Eastlake
cherry (wood)
Cherry
Eastlake
Molded
BED

Inscription

In stencil on the siderails is: 106.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

56 x 61.5 x 79 (HxWxD) (inches)

Accession Number

1983.156

Related Items

Title Chest of Drawers Accession Number 1983.155.1A

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