Cot
Category
Furniture
Date
1925 - 1950
Materials
Pine and metal
Measurements
105 cm (Height) x 77 cm (Depth); 136 cm (Length)
Place of origin
Great Britain
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Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1288431
Summary
A slatted pine cot, British, second quarter 20th century, the rectangular bed frame with high slatted sides, one long side can slide down, the two short ends are hinged and can open, on square-section legs terminating in small castors.
Provenance
In 1937 Sir Geoffrey Mander and his wife Rosalie gifted Wightwick Manor, its contents and gardens to the National Trust. Sir Geoffrey and his family continued to occupy and manage Wightwick adding to the collection in collaboration with the National Trust. Sir Geoffrey died in 1962 but Lady Mander continued to live at Wightwick until her death in 1988. This cot was transferred to the National Trust on the death of Sir Geoffrey in 1962.