Morse, Frances Clary · New York, The Macmillan Company · leaf 93
The size of the posts is somewhat larger than duringthe previous years, and the style of the lower partwith the fluted leg would place the date of the bed-stead about 1795-1800, when the influence of Shera-ton was strong. The cornice is painted with flowersin colors, and the painted band is framed… … Illus. 48. — Bedstead. 1795-1800. Bedsteads 71 bedsteads became larger, and they were more heavilycarved, with acanthus leaves twining around the post,or a heavy twist or fluting, with pineapples at thetop. Illustration 49 shows a bedstead at Indian Hill,with the heavy posts and tester, the lower…
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