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Description:
Low-post bedstead made of maple with a pine headboard. Low-post bedsteads with turned legs were made throughout the eighteenth century and well into the nineteenth century. They frequently seem to be earlier in appearance that in actuality and are almost always plain painted or grained. The surface on this piece is covered with red and black mahoganized graining, typical of the period. The straight-edged headboard has a pointed top, and the four turned posts have ball tops.

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