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This object consists of 6 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Bed

1838 (made)
Artist/Maker
G. J. Morant (maker)
Salvin (designer)
Place of origin
Bond Street (made)
Great Britain (made)

On loan to Newstead Abbey, Nottingham.

Object details

Categories
Furniture
Interiors
Royalty
Object type
Bed
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.

  • Bed
  • Outer Valance
  • Yellow Braid
  • Inner Valance
  • Headcloth
  • Braid
Materials and techniques
Oak
Silk Damask
Carving
Brief description
English oak bed from Mamhead, South Devon, designed by Salvin and made for the visit of Queen Adelaide in 1838.
Physical description
Oak bed with incised, carved, and fretted decoration with silk damask hangings
Dimensions
  • Height: 340cm
  • Width: 185cm
  • Depth: 215cm
measurements provided by Newstead Abbey staff
Styles
Elizabethan Revival
Tudor Revival
Object history
Made for the visit of Queen Adelaide, wife of King William IV, in 1838.

Purchased in 1973 from Peter Hone Antiques, Islington.
Associations
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Mamhead
Summary
On loan to Newstead Abbey, Nottingham.
Associated objects
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.2:1 to 6-1973

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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