Box mattress
Heal and Son
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Textile, wood and metal
Measurements
240 mm (H); 1860 mm (W); 1800 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Tottenham Court Road
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 32644.3.2
Summary
Box spring mattress for mid-Victorian mahogany large four-poster bed (NT32644.1). Covered in brown fabric with white and black stripe. Label at one end reads; This piece must always be at / HEAD of the BED. / HEAL (and) SON, 195, 196, 197 (and) 198, Tottenham Court Rd. London. At opposite end of mattress is further label reading; HEAL (and) SONS PATENT. / SOMMIER ELASTIQUE PORTATIF / HEAL (and) SON will not be / answerable for the wear of this / Mattress unless it is highly / laced. / Bedstead, Bedding (and) Bedroom Furniture / Manufactory / 195, 196, 197 (and) 198 Tottenham Court Rd. / London. Below label; uk / 2190.
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
Heal and Son, retailer