Bed Foot Molding Fragment
Date1760-1780
OriginAmerica or England
MediumMahogany
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 1/2in. (6.4 × 11.4 × 1.3cm)
Credit LineGift of Susan Buck in memory of Edward A. Chappell
Object number2021-246
DescriptionRectangular fragment, one face of a Marlboro foot based molding on a bed post, with ogee molding along top edge; chamfered on rear along sides and bottom; wrought nail through center of fragment.ProvenanceFrom Blandfield plantation, Essex County, Virginia. Likely originally owned by Robert Beverley (1740-1800).
1810-1835
1700-1730
1750-1775
ca. 1810
1775-1785
ca. 1810
1765-1780
ca. 1750
ca. 1775 (movement); 1805-1815 (case)
1760-1780
1760-1780
1793-1796