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Furniture of the olden time (1902)

Morse, Frances Clary · New York, the MacMillan Co. · leaf 91

An illustration from Furniture of the olden time, 1902, leaf 91
ith age.The draperies are of a brownish color, possibly fromage, but at all events they are now dingy and un-attractive, whatever they may have been in 1774.The posts above the cabriole legs are small and plain,and there is no headboard. The wood is mahogany.This bedstead is now owned by the… … Illuo. 10.—Claw-and-Ball Foot Bedstead, 1774. ;y. TILDEN FOUNDATIONS. Bedsteads 67 Illustration 47 shows a bedstead made from oneof Hepplewhites designs, about 1789. The lowerposts are slender and fluted, and end in a squarefoot. Thecornice is ja-panned afterthe fashionwhich Hep-p 1 e w h i t emade…

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