Collection Highlights
Oud en nieuw Oost-Indiën... Volume 5, part 1 (deel 5, stuk 1)
Date:
1724-1726
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1724.V
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Couch or daybed
Object Number:
1944.201
Date:
1760-1800
Medium:
Maple, oak, rush
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 x 66 1/2 x 22 5/8 in. ( 96.5 x 168.9 x 57.5 cm )
Description:
Maple Queen Anne daybed with adjustable back; turned stiles, three vase-shaped splats, rush seat (not original), and ball-turned legs joined by ball-and-reel-turned stretchers on the front, back, and lower end; plain, round medial stretchers and plain, round stretcher at upper end.
Gallery Label:
The daybed's turnings are characteristic of Delaware River Valley furniture. Although most extant American daybeds date from the late 17th or early 18th centuries, the urn-shaped splats on this example suggest a date closer to 1800.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Provenance:
Purchased by the donor from Collings & Collings in 1922.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
