Headboard
James Shoolbred & Co.
Category
Brassware
Date
1901 (circa) - 1910 (circa)
Materials
Brass and iron
Measurements
1020 x 920 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 931770.1
Summary
A decoratively cast brass and iron headboard on castors and with ball finials, part of a brass Edwardian single bedstead with iron frame and spring mattress support. Also consists of: (b) a decoratively cast brass and iron footboard on castors and with ball finials; (c) iron frame with integral spring mattress support. The iron sections of the head- and footboard, and the iron frame, have been painted to resemble brass. There are several designer, manufacturer and retailer plaques on the various sections of the bed which was supplied James Shoolbred & Co., Tottenham House, London.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Makers and roles
James Shoolbred & Co., retailer