Mattress support
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Iron
Measurements
1940 mm (Length)
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 939261.3.1
Summary
Long iron mattress support, part of a set with two further lengthways iron mattress supports and ten short widthways iron mattress supports; components of a bed base with black-painted iron frame also including: (a) two iron side rails, each with protrusions along their length onto which attach the widthways mattress supports, each rail has one support attached at present; (b) iron end rail with three protrusions onto which attach the lengthways mattress supports.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).