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1952-552, Bedstead
Trundle bed
1952-552, Bedstead

Trundle bed

Date1760-1790
OriginAmerica, Connecticut (probably)
MediumMaple, white pine, and oak
DimensionsOH (head): 14"; H (foot): 10 1/2"; OW:45"; OD: 63"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1952-552
DescriptionTrundle bed: Rectangular headboard with fielded panel on outside framed by rectangular posts and rails; posts chamfered on upper front edges; top rail molded on upper two edges; rectangular side rails molded along upper edge and pierced with rope holes along bottom edge; plain foot rail "square" in section with rope holes pierced along bottom edge; foot rail mortised into pair of short foot posts also "square" in section; channels cut in bases of all feet into which are pegged round wood wheels.

Primary: maple-posts & side rails; Secondary: white pine- headboard panel; oak - crest rail; oak or ash - foot and head railsProvenanceDescended in the Allen family of Ashford, Connecticut.