Bedstead
James Shoolbred & Co.
Category
Brassware
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass and iron
Place of origin
London
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 931806
Summary
A brass and black-painted iron bedstead with ball finials, from the retailer James Shoolbred and Co., consisting of: (a) a headboard with horizontal and vertical spindles; (b) footboard with a single horizontal spindle. Bed base DUN/F/1483 possibly belongs to this bed.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Makers and roles
James Shoolbred & Co., retailer