Bedstead

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Bedstead
Datec. 1750–1770
Probable placeNew Hampshire, United States
Probable placeConnecticut, United States
MediumPoplar (probably aspen), soft maple
Dimensions86 1/2 × 53 × 77 5/8 in. (219.7 × 134.6 × 197.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.59.1
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Queen Anne Bedroom
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
ProvenanceGeneral Amasa Allen (1751–1821), Walpole, New Hampshire; by descent to a descendent; [Kenneth Hammitt, Woodbury, Connecticut]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1959; given to MFAH, by 1966.

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scan from file photograph
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c. 1800–1820
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1800
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John Townsend
1800
Mahogany; birch, soft maple, eastern white pine, and poplar
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