Stump bed
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Boxwood [buxus sempervirens], Oak, Pine
Measurements
1180 mm (H)980 mm (W)2000 mm (Length)
Collection
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1127647
Summary
Oak stump bed with square section uprights, chamfered at top and terminated with ball finials. Square section oak bed frame, edges chamfered. Holes and grooves indicate originally rope-bottomed; subsequently fitted with pine slats. Large boxwood castors. Pine headboard with moulding along top edge. Bedding includes one mattress, two large mattresses rolled up and stored.