Bedsteps
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1860
Materials
Walnut, brass, ceramic, softwood, carpet, beech
Measurements
41 x 42 x 45 cm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire
NT 495313
Summary
A set of walnut bedsteps, English, circa 1860. The uppermost, hinged tread lined with carpet and with moulded edge, and enclosing a further hinged liner and a ceramic commode, the curved front with a pull-out apron forming another carpet-lined tread, raised on four turned feet.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust circa 2012.