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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).