Side rail
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Softwood
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937921
Summary
Pair of red-stained bed side rails with cut-out sections along the length of the rail in which slats would sit. There is a bolt hole at each end of the rail (all bolts missing), and each rail is incised 'IIII' in the middle; (a) is also incised 'V' at the foot end and (b) VIII at the foot end.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).