Single bed
Heal and Sons
Category
Brassware
Date
1870 - 1900
Materials
Brass, Textile
Measurements
1067 mm (W)2000 mm (Length)
Place of origin
London
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Standen House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 1214240
Summary
Single brass bedstead including mattress. The head and foot sections of the bed are made of tubular brass, each section following an identical pattern of two bedposts with ball finials which support three horizontal and seven vertical stays. The bed is on castors; it has a spring mattress on a base made of spaced metal strips. Original to the house.
Marks and inscriptions
label 'Heal and Sons, 195-198 Tottenham Court Rd. London'
Makers and roles
Heal and Sons, furniture manufacturer