Low post bed
Date1760-1790
MediumMahogany, birch, and white pine
DimensionsOH: 33 1/4"; OL: 77"; OW:48"; OH:(rails)16 1/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1952-587
DescriptionLow post bed headposts square in cross section with chamfered corners and ball-shaped finials; headboard straight at top center with slight downward angle at each upper corner and straight across bottom; bed rails straight with chamfering at top and bottom outside edges; rope pegs set into a recessed area at inner, upper edge of rails. Footposts a shorter version of headposts. Four cabriole legs with sharply pointed knees terminating in claw and ball feet with undercut claws.Materials: Primary: mahogany; Secondary: birch rails and white pine headboard.
MarkingsNone found
1760-1790
1790-1810
1750-1790
1760-1790
1780-1800
1780-1820
1760-1790
1760-1790
1790-1810
1790-1810
1770-1790
1760-1780