Post from high post bedstead
Dateca. 1815
MediumTulip poplar, iron and brass.
DimensionsOH: 63 1/2"
Credit LineGift of Sumpter T. Priddy, III
Object number1994-25
DescriptionSingle post from highpost bedstead which has been shortened at top but retains original finish, 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 post (and G1994-24) came from bedsteads used at Fairntosh, the plantation house built by Duncan Cameron near Durham, NC, in the early 19th century.
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