End rail
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Oak, metal and canvas
Measurements
63 x 74 x 29 mm; 1533 mm (Length); 1548 mm (Length); 75 mm (Height); 16 mm (Width); 1550 mm (Length); 1020 mm (Width)
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937976.2
Summary
One of a pair of oak end rails bolted together with a large bolt and nut (probably not original). Both rails have a rebated edge; (b) has a long length of canvas tacked to the rebated edge; the remaining tacks along the rebated edge of (a) suggest it would have been attached to the other end of the canvas length. The canvas itself has rope holes down each long side and is roughly finished at the loose short end, presumably where it has ripped away from end rail (a). (b) has a 6mm rebate at one end and badly damaged joints.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).