Bed
Nom de l'objet : | Bed |
Type de l'objet : | Bed |
Catégorie de l'objet : | Furnishings |
Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Furniture |
Matériaux : | wood, birch, pine, fibre |
Numéro de catalogue : | 2030 |
Numéro d'accession : | 2030 |
Date de début de production : | c 1850 |
Description : | Bed, Rope; wood, birch, pine, fibre; double-sized Acadian rope bed; rectangular frame, holes drilled through and rope strung across from side to side; the four main posts are square bevelled edges, below where frame attaches the squared corners are bevelled creating an eight sided effect; the head board and foot board are chamfered and appear to be made from of a single piece of wood each; along the ends and corners of the head and foot boards are carved and have cut out adornments; original plaint |
Commentaires : | This rope bed is located in the Doucet House at the Farmer's Bank of Rustico site. Built around 1770, the Doucet house is the oldest house in the Rustico area, and possible on all of Prince Edward Island. The residence was originally situated on Grand-Pere (now Cymbria) and was inhabited continuously by descendents of the Doucet families until 1982, when it was purchased as a summer residence. Soon it was offered by the owner for removal from his land or was slated to be torn down. The Farmer's Bank of Rustico moved the house to their site and began a full restoration in 2003. The Doucet house now houses a collection of early Acadian artefacts. For this style of bed, ropes made the central platform of the bed. Holes were made through the side rails and the foot and head board. Ropes were strung through the holes. A typical bed of 1600 in its simplest form was a timber frame with rope or leather supports. The mattress was a 'bag' of soft filling which was commonly straw and sometimes wool that was covered in an inexpensive fabric. The term "sleep tight" was derived from the rope beds. Rope beds required continual maintenance and rope tightening to retain their support. Circular saw marks are visible on wood surface. This bed was created c.1850 but was based on a much earlier style. Originally from the Region Evangeline. |
Hauteur : | 94 |
Longueur : | 198 |
Largeur : | 132 |
Établissement : | Farmers' Bank of Rustico Facebook-Farmers' Bank of Rustico Twitter-Farmers' Bank of Rustico |
Ville de l'établissement : | Hunter River |
Province de l'établissement : | Prince Edward Island |
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