Tester bed
John Hartley
Category
Furniture
Date
1984
Materials
Oak, beech, iron, metal
Measurements
225 x 180 x 200 cm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire
NT 494530
Summary
An oak four-post bed frame, made by John Hartley of Tankerdale Workshops circa 1984, to display the early 19th century crimson watered wool moreen bed hangings [NT 494855]. With moulded cornice, the footposts octagonal.
Provenance
Commissioned by the National Trust in 1984.
Makers and roles
John Hartley, maker