Mattress
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cotton, hair and leather
Measurements
510 mm (Width) x 80 mm (Depth); 1270 mm (Length)
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 40415
Summary
A small brown, beige and orange striped cotton handmade mattress filled with hair and having ten pairs of leather buttons. Held in a roll by ten tapes marked; Red Cross & St. John War Organization, London.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.