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Field Bed

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1800-1810

GUSN

GUSN-66362

Description

Reeded baluster posts; arched headboard, tester frame; urn finials.

Details

Descriptive Terms

field beds
cherry (wood)
inlay (process)
mahogany (wood)
maple (wood)
pine (wood)
turning (shaping process)
Federal
Bed
Bed, Canopy
Bed, Field
Bed, Field

Associated Building

Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

77 x 48 1/8 x 83 5/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan

Accession Number

1949.1078

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