Single bed
Staples & Co. Ltd. (1896 - present)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1953 - circa 1975
Materials
Mahogany, metal, cotton
Measurements
107.4 x 94.2 x 202 cm
Place of origin
England
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Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 206912.2
Summary
A mahogany single bed, one of a pair, English, made after 1952 by Staples & Co. Ltd. The frame with arched headboard on rectangular-section legs, metal side rails and a low arched footboard on two short cabriole legs with pointed pad feet. Fitted with a mattress and mattress base.
Provenance
Date of acquisition not recorded, but probably acquired by George Bambridge (1892 - 1943) and Elsie Bambridge (1896 - 1976), who purchased a largely empty Wimpole in 1938. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1976 by Elsie Bambridge.
Marks and inscriptions
Made by / STAPLES / & Co LTD. / Manufacturers / of Bedsteads / & Bedding to / H.M. THE QUEEN
Makers and roles
Staples & Co. Ltd. (1896 - present), maker