Footboard
James Shoolbred & Co.
Category
Brassware
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass and iron
Measurements
775 x 915 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 931806.2
Summary
Footboard with a single horizontal spindle and embossed plaque: 'MADE FOR / JAMES SHOOLBRED & Co. / TOTTENHAM HOUSE / LONDON'; part of a brass and black-painted iron bedstead with ball finials, from the retailer James Shoolbred and Co., also including: (b) headboard with horizontal and vertical spindles. 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).
Marks and inscriptions
MADE FOR / JAMES SHOOLBRED & Co. / TOTTENHAM HOUSE / LONDON (embossed on plaque)
Makers and roles
James Shoolbred & Co., retailer