Post from high post bedstead
Dateca. 1800
MediumTulip poplar, iron and brass.
DimensionsOH: 83"
Credit LineGift of Sumpter T. Priddy, III
Object number1994-24
DescriptionSingle foot bedstead post retaining original finish, iron top pin and collar, one bolt cover fragment, and caster housing. This post came from a bedstead used at Fairntosh, the plantation house built by Duncan Cameron near Durham, North Carolina, in the early 19th century.ProvenanceThis (and post G1994-25) come from bedsteads used at Fairntosh, the plantation house built by Duncan Cameron near Durham, NC, in the early 19th century.
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