The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour, & history (1911)
Foley, Edwin · New York, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 149
he underside of the tester, the turned posts being then required only for the foot-end, as in the Littlecote Bed-stead in Colour Plate No. 11.A hiding place was sometimescontrived in the tester, by meansof double panelling, whilst partof the panelling of the head-endat times formed a door,… … ELIZABETHAN BEDSTEAD, ENCLOSED AT HEAD-END. BRITISH DECORATIVE FURNITURE—TUDOR 101 the tester, the head-ends, and the bulbous posts of the bedsteadsof the period, have offered irresistible temptations to the producers ofspurious antiques. Old carved oak bedsteads could, in the early daysof the…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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