Mattress
Category
Textiles
Date
1800 - 1830
Materials
Feather down, wood and linen
Measurements
1730 mm (H); 740 mm (W); 970 mm (D)
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Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1147358.4
Summary
Mattress - Part of an early 19th C. fourposter bed, cut down to fit under eaves with turned columns and linen canopy with small printed pattern. Marked (a)canopy valance, (b) flock mattress, (c) frame, (d) down mattress, (e) sheet, (f) blanket, (g) bolster, (h) bolster sheet cover. Bed cover T/100.
Provenance
Given by Phillip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.