High post bedstead

Date1760-1820

MediumCottonwood, maple, tulip poplar, white pine

DimensionsOH: 84"; OL: 74 3/4"; OW: 52"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1968-737

DescriptionTall post bedstead with four octagonal posts, which above blocked section for rails taper towards top; four rails square in section with beaded outside top corner and holes and a channel on the outer side for rope; headboard straight along bottom edge, top triangular, angling down to each side from center; lathe frame sits on iron pins on tops of posts; painted red.

Woods: the four posts are cottonwood, the rails are maple, and the headboard in tulip poplar.
MarkingsRoman numerals on bed parts