Foot post
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Oak and metal
Measurements
2008 x 77 x 77 mm; 105 mm (Height); 20 mm (Width); 45 mm (Depth)
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937962.1.1
Summary
One of two round foot posts, each with metal top spike and square base topped by a small decoratively shaped section; part of a single oak (?) bedstead. Both (a.ii) and (b.i) have a section cut out at the base to abutt/overlap skirting.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).