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Bed with raised headboard
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Bed with raised headboard

anonymous · c. 1690 - c. 1710 · jute; linen (material); brass (alloy); oak (wood)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Bed, made of oak wood with raised headboard; the front posts and raised back posts have turned ball feet and knob (turned from one piece of wood); the lower four side panels are connected to the feet with bed screws; above them are three low side panels and a raised panel at the headboard, with a sawn decoration of an arch and volutes attached; the side panels along the length of the bed are extendable upwards; the lower side panels are marked at the corner posts I to VIII. At the bottom of the box four short slats are glued on, on which a loop framework lies, consisting of a double layer of thin slats, between which jute and linen singel bands are woven one upon the other (glued).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
miniaturebed
Credit lineBed met verhoogd hoofdeinde. c. 1690 - c. 1710. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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