Bed, high post

Date1745-1780

MediumWalnut

DimensionsOH: 82 1/2"; OW: 52 3/4", OL: 79"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1952-551,A

DescriptionHigh post bed: Four tapering octagonal posts blocked at rails and tapering and octagonal below; rectangular head and footboards shaped slightly at upper corners; four rails "square" in section molded on all edges with central channels for ropes on outside face; rope holes drilled along channel.