bed
Province of New Brunswick, Heritage Branch
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| Nom de l'objet : | bed |
| Artiste ou artisan : | Nisbet, Thomas, attributed |
| Type de l'objet : | tester |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | furnishings |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | furniture |
| Matériaux : | wood, mahogany wood, birch wood, pine |
| Technique de fabrication : | shellaced stained carved |
| Numéro d'accession : | NB 990.3.1 |
| Nom de la collection : | Burpee Bridges Collection |
| Province d'origine : | New Brunswick |
| Date de fin de production : | 1820 c |
| Description : | Two spool posts with carving and two turned post. The spiral foot posts are mahogany and are finely carved. The head posts are figured birch. The headboard is pine - slightly stained with red ochre. The rails are maple and there is canvas rather than rope or spring. It seems likely that the birch posts are the earliest part of the bed probably dating from the 18th century but in the early part of the 19th century furniture makers were advertising new carved and decorated bed posts - often imported. These were popular when the bed clothing ceased to be as important as it had been with heat in bedrooms. It is probably the case here. The general turnings relate somewhat but are not exact. |
| Commentaires : | Purchased by Henry Putnam Bridges from a British Army Officer in Fredericton. Although no label is found on this piece denoting the name of the cabinetmaker, it may be attributed to Thomas Nesbit due to its style and craftsmanship. "He used birch for drawer linings and interiors, but we have found no labeled pieces of birch furniture". The mahogany wood used in the spiral foot posts is a classic example of the preferred material of New Brunswick craftsmen in the time of Thomas Nesbit. This bed, often called a tester bed, was created in a very popular design of the late 18th century with its high posts and 'pineapple' design on the front posts. The roped leg design is very typical of Nesbit as is the fact that only the front legs were roped while the rear legs were turned. The use of the acanthus carving, which became popular due to the wave of Greek influence on style after the installation of the Elgin Marbles in the British Museum in 1816, was also typically Nesbit. Although this type of bed was produced extensively, like all beds of the period, few examples are in existence. |
| Hauteur : | 216 |
| Longueur : | 210 |
| Largeur : | 150.5 |
| Profondeur : | 210 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Établissement : | Province of New Brunswick, Heritage Branch |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Fredericton |
| Province de l'établissement : | New Brunswick |
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