Bed, Field
- Object Name:
- Bed, Field
- Object ID:
- 1977.055.21
- Date:
- 1750-1780
- Description:
- Field bed, folding. Wood (probably maple) with red wash, and coarse canvas. Wooden legs are dovetailed into wooden rails; canvas is nailed onto both rails. The legs form cross bars that pivot (in the approximate center) on a very large bolt. Legs are ~1.75" x 2.5" in cross-section. Nails are hand-wrought and are at 1.5" intervals. Large hole drilled in each corner of the rails (function unknown).
- Material:
- Wood
Metal - Dimensions:
- H-21.75 W-35 L-73 inches
- Provenance:
- Camp bed, believed to be Revolutionary era, from the James Cowan Sawyer Collection of household items, farm tools and equipment, and other items used in the Durham area. See accession folder 1977.055 for a description of how this extensive collection was amassed and re-distributed (however, there is not specific mention of this camp bed).
- Credit Line:
- James Cowan Sawyer Collection, Gift of George F. Sawyer and Charles H. Sawyer
- People:
- Sawyer, James Cowan (1872-1944), Sawyer, George F. (1902-1992), Sawyer, Charles H. (1906-2005)
- Subjects:
- Beds
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