Foot post
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Oak and metal
Measurements
1225 mm (Height)
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937845.1
Summary
One of two turned oak foot posts on square bases, to receive end and side rails with only one bolt at each end, and with at least two metal spikes at the top; (a) incised 'VI' and 'IIV' at the point at which the end and side rails are bolted to the post, (b) incised 'I' and 'II' similarly.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
VI; IIV (incised at the point at which the end and side rails are bolted to the post)