Low post bed

Date1770-1810

MediumMaple and white pine

DimensionsOH: 33 1/2"; OL: 75"; OW: 39 1/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1956-200

DescriptionLow post bed with four, turned bulbous legs with molded upper edges and concentric incised lines around middle; footposts topped by a mushroom knob; headposts topped by a turned section with three sets of incised concentric circles, topped by a mushroom knob; peaked head and foot boards, the head board larger; all four rails, rectangular in section, the top edge of which slants down and inward and attached to which are evenly spaced wooden pegs; outside edges of rails are molded at top and bottom; all wood covered with old red paint.

Materials: Maple with white pine head and footboardsMark(s)None foundProvenanceMrs. Lawrence J. Ullman, Tarrytown, NY.