Tester bed
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1770
Materials
Textile, mahogany, paint , metal
Measurements
290 x 162 cm
Place of origin
England
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Wallington, Northumberland
NT 582822
Summary
A four-poster bed, English, circa 1770. The canopy with polychrome-painted cornice, arched at the front and raised on mahogany cluster column posts carved with a central foliate clasp, continuing down to square feet with a further foliate clasp, hung with pink chintz and white floral drapes, having a chain mattress, three hair mattresses, 2 feather pillows,
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Marks and inscriptions
On chain springs: Embossed brass plate reads - TRADE MARK Chorlton and Dugdale's excelsior mesh NO 104570