Bed, Four-poster

Object Name:

Bed, Four-poster

Object ID:

2012.033

Creator:

Rogers, George W. (1770-1847)Cabinetmaker

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

circa 1810

Description:

Bed. Attributed to George W. Rogers (1770-1847), Concord, NH, c. 1810. Mahogany footposts with birch inlay on fronts and outer sides; double band birch inlay around perimeters; interior elliptical inlaid bands terminating in a shield on top and a bellflower on bottom; "TD" stamped in red surrounded by an oval laurel wreath beneath two crossed laurel boughs in green on each shield. Beveled and tapered maple headposts. Maple rails. Pine headboard. Threaded iron pins. Chisel-cut roman numerals at joints of posts and rails.

Material:

Mahogany
Birch
Maple
Pine
Iron

Dimensions:

H-60 W-48 L-77.5 inches

Provenance:

Born in Newburyport, MA, George Whitefield Rogers (1770-1847) married Lucy Farnham in 1796. In 1800 Rogers bought property in Concord from cabinetmaker Robert Choate who removed to Orford. Rogers worked as a cabinetmaker until 1819 when he offered his shop for sale. By 1821 George W. and Lucy Rogers moved to Alfred, ME, where he continued to build furniture.
The bed was purchased from an antiques dealer in Concord during the 1940s by Robert W. Upton and inherited by his son Allen E. Upton. William W. Upton purchased the bed from his uncle's estate in 2011.

Credit Line:

Gift of William W. Upton in memory of Allan E. Upton, Robert W. Upton, and Martha G. Upton

People:

Upton, Robert W. (1884-1972), Upton, William W. (1955- ), Rogers, George W. (1770-1847)

Subjects:

Bellflower, Shields, Laurel wreath