Field bedstead

Date1780-1820

MediumMaple and white pine.

DimensionsCanopy OH: 80 1/2"; Post OH: 61 1/4"; OL: 76 1/2"; OW: 53"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1953-102,A

DescriptionHigh, arched tester frame, side elements hinged at center and resting on four octagonal tapering posts which are blocked at rails and "square" in section and chamfered on edges below rails; four rails "square" in section molded on outside edge, chamfered on inside edge with channel pierced with rope holes along each side face; arched, rectangular headboard cut out at upper corners and molded at upper edge.

Woods: Maple with white pine headboard and canopy frame.