Footboard
Category
Brassware
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass and iron
Measurements
660 x 795 mm
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 931805.2.2
Summary
Brass and iron footboard belonging to one of a pair of single bedsteads, also including: (.1) brass and iron headboard; (.3) black-painted iron side rails; (.4) a sprung mattress support with wood ends which is bolted to the head- and footboard. A shaped plaque is missing from the iron rail belonging to the footboard; that on bed (a) is embossed 'PATENTED / 15436'.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).