King James II's State Bed
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood and metal.
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Knole, Kent
NT 129447.2.1
Summary
The wooden and metal furniture elements of King James II's State Bed, attributed to Thomas Roberts (fl.1686-1714).
Provenance
Acquired as a royal perquisite by Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset in his capacity of Lord Chamberlain around 1694; first brought to Copt Hall, then to Knole in about 1701, where first recorded in 1706. Knole and the majority of its furniture were accepted by HM Treasury in part payment of death duties and transferred to the National Trust in 1946.
