Tester bed
Laverton and Co.
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1880
Materials
Mahogany, lignum vitae, metal, iron and cotton
Measurements
2720 mm (H); 1710 mm (W); 2060 mm (Length)
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 32644.1
Summary
Large mid-Victorian mahogany four-poster bed. The rounded rectangular moulded tester with cavetto cornice and turned bar, with pierced spirally-moulded end posts. Panelled canted square pedestals with removable bolt covers. The footboard has pierced scrolls centred by a flowerhead and is surmounted by fleur-de-lys. The headboard is covered with a panel of blue floral-printed cotton. Fourteen bolts and fourteen turned rings for the hangings. The underside has corner blocks with iron supports and lignum vitae castors. One end post has label in ink reading; H (?). Counsell.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Laverton and Co., maker