State bed tester
Category
Furniture
Date
1700 - 1725
Materials
Wood and velvet
Measurements
3810 mm (Height)
Place of origin
France
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Treasurer's House, North Yorkshire
NT 592795
Summary
State bed covered in faded green velvet, with coronet and arms of Princess Victoria. State bed ensemble comprises - Tester - covered with modern green velvet; scrolled cresting; cornice hung with five rows of tassled fringes; underside of tester has a shaped panel and escallop shells in corners. Headcloth of green damask overlaid with green velvet braid and with arms of Princess Victoria added. Headboard - scrolled carved plumage in centre embrasure. Pair of velvet curtains with gold braid and fringes. Two curtain ties with tassles. Bed frame. Base valance of green velvet with gold braid. Box spring mattress. Hair overlay. Feather bolster. Two hair pillows.
Provenance
Provenance Notes: " KH Inv. states 'From Houghton Hall soffit and backboard original'. See also 1930 inv. GBs 1906-1930 claim 'from a house in the Eastern counties, by Kent, cornice and upholstery is partly reproduced. Princess Victoria's room 1906-1990." Given by Frank Green (1861-1954) along with house, garden and contents to the National Trust in 1930