Low post bedstead

Date1790-1820

OriginAmerica, North Carolina, Roanoke River Basin

MediumTulip poplar

DimensionsOH: 42"; OW: 49 1/4"; OL: 74 3/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1966-378

DescriptionLow post bedstead: Four posts, rectangular in section, tapering upward and downward on inside edge; peaked head and footboards of equal dimensions; rectangular in section rails with evenly spaced rope holes, each rail chamfered on top, inside edge.
MarkingsNone found except for usual Roman numerals.
ProvenanceComments of Mr. William Bozarth, July 20, 1966: "I purchased this from James Craig, a dealer in Raleigh, North Carolina. He said that the bed came from Halifax County, N.C., near Roanoke Rapids, N.C."