Low post bedstead
Date1790-1820
MediumTulip poplar
DimensionsOH: 42"; OW: 49 1/4"; OL: 74 3/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1966-378
DescriptionLow post bedstead: Four posts, rectangular in section, tapering upward and downward on inside edge; peaked head and footboards of equal dimensions; rectangular in section rails with evenly spaced rope holes, each rail chamfered on top, inside edge.Mark(s)None found except for usual Roman numerals.ProvenanceComments of Mr. William Bozarth, July 20, 1966: "I purchased this from James Craig, a dealer in Raleigh, North Carolina. He said that the bed came from Halifax County, N.C., near Roanoke Rapids, N.C."
1790-1830
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