Side rail
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, metal and canvas
Measurements
85 x 73 x 85 mm; 1850 mm (Length); 15 mm (Width); 44 mm (Depth)
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937993
Summary
Wood side rail to a bed, with a short canvas strip tacked almost along the entire length of the rail to a rebated top inside edge. One end of the rail has 'III' incised and one bolt hole; the other end of the rail has 'I' incised, two bolt holes and and a screw hole.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
III; I (incised at each end of the rail)