Tester bed
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1780
Materials
Oak, deal and textile
Measurements
219 cm (Height) x 202 cm (Depth)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1656175
Summary
An oak tester bed, English, circa 1780 The upholstered tester held by slender baluster turned foot posts. With an oak headboard and footboard, cotton chintz hangings in a pattern of crossed leaves in red and blue on a pale blue ground, faded, embroidered white linen bed cover.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013