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Bed

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1830-1850

GUSN

GUSN-57694

Description

Sleigh form; carved dolphin ornaments on posts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

beds (furniture)
sleeping and reclining furniture
ash (wood)
pine (wood)
Empire (style)
pine (wood)
Empire
Ash
Pine
BED

Associated Person

Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

56 x 80 x 41.875 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.4395

Places

Probably New York state (United States)
Probably

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