Head post
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Oak and metal
Measurements
1990 mm (Height)
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937857.1
Summary
One of a pair of square, tapering, oak head posts, each with two edges rounded off, single bolt holes to receive end/side rails with one bolt at each end, square metal hook at the top, additional fillet with which to retain a head board, tacks and tack marks along the sides and a metal pin on the outer edge. Each post also features discolouration around the base and a small section of wood attached underneath. There are also holes where a castor would have been.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).