Head post
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Pine and metal
Measurements
2060 mm (Height)
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937877.3.1
Summary
One of two square, tapering, red-stained pine head posts, each tapering downwards at the foot which has additional moulding above the metal castor. There is a metal spike at the top of each post and single bolt holes to receive end/side rails with one bolt at each end. Each post also has a fillet of wood with which to retain a headboard (not present) and post (c.ii) also features two hinged wood stays, to further keep the headboard in place. Part of an incomplete four-poster bedstead.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).