Tester bed
Category
Furniture
Date
1760 - 1820
Materials
Mahogany, silk and cotton
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 16722
Summary
Mahogany four-poster bed. The front posts George III with a pierced palmette carved cornice and turned, reeded, fluted and stiff leaf carved posts, square section legs and moulded block feet, box spring and mattress. Hung with green embroidered silk curtains, valance, pelmet and bedhead cover.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.