Bedstead

Bedstead

Public Domain

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
On view

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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. 1820–1835
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Armchair
Armchair
c. 1790–1805
Yellow-poplar, soft maple, and hickory
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Armchair
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c. 1700–1725
Soft maple, ash, poplar, and hickory
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Armchair
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c. 1790–1800
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Side Chair
c. 1780–1800
Yellow-poplar, soft maple, and hickory
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scan from file photograph
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c. 1760–1815
Soft maple, hickory, yellow-poplar, and sweetgum
B.69.510.2
scan from file photograph
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c. 1760–1815
Soft maple, hickory, yellow-poplar, and sweetgum
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Side Chair
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c. 1700–1725
Poplar, ash, and soft maple
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