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Bedstead, cast iron and brass

1974.19.4 c. 1890 Cast iron, brass 1,930 × 1,370 mm assembled

Cast locally to a pattern that was sold everywhere, with brass finials on the four posts and a mosquito-net frame that bolts on above. Three of the four finials are original.

It came to us dismantled and it stays dismantled in bay 1, which is the only way six feet of bedstead fits on a shelf. We lay it out on the table if you ask.

Accession
1974.19.4
Made
c. 1890
Maker
Vale Royal Foundry, Kingston
Came from
Above Rocks, St Andrew
Material
Cast iron, brass
Size
1,930 × 1,370 mm assembled
Kept
Store, bay 1

In store, and you can still see itIt is in store, bay 1. Add it to a request and pick a study day: two tables, Wednesday and Friday, 48 hours' notice, no charge.

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