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High-post bedstead
Possibly by: Thomas Seymour (American (born in England), 1771–1848)
Or: Vose and Coates (American, active 1806 – 1815)
Carving attributed to: Thomas Wightman (American, 1759 – 1827)
Fabric by: William Lemon (1763–1827)
Gilder: John Doggett (1780–1857)
Or: Vose and Coates (American, active 1806 – 1815)
Carving attributed to: Thomas Wightman (American, 1759 – 1827)
Fabric by: William Lemon (1763–1827)
Gilder: John Doggett (1780–1857)
about 1804–1814
Object Place: Boston/Roxbury or Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Mahogany, pine, birch, oak, paint, gilding, brass
Dimensions
221.93 x 171.45 x 207.64 cm (87 3/8 x 67 1/2 x 81 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Martha C. Codman
Accession Number23.12
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Seating and beds
This is one of three surviving beds with a history of ownership in the Derby family. It may have been one of six beds listed in the 1814 inventory of Oak Hill, the most expensive of which was valued at $75. In 1808 John Doggett charged Salem upholsterer William Lemon $16 for "gilding Bed Cornice Bows Darts Quivers arrows," an entry that may refer to this bed. The modern bed hangings are chintz (glazed cotton), reproduced from an early-nineteenth century example used in a home in Danvers, where Oak Hill was located.
Catalogue Raisonné
Randall 214
ProvenanceOwned by Elizabeth Derby at Oak Hill, Peabody, where it remained until 1921, when it had come into the possession of Mrs. Jacob Crowninshield Rogers (Elizabeth Putnam Peabody). It was then acquired and presented to the Museum by Miss Martha C. Codman on May 25, 1921.