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    Bed frame designed by Henry Boyd

    Designed by
    Boyd, Henry, American, 1802 - 1886
    Manufactured by
    Boyd Manufacturing Company, American, ca. 1830 - 1870
    Date
    ca. 1840
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 050
    Exhibition
    Making a Way Out of No Way
    Medium
    wood
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 79 × 57 × 84 in., 140 lb. (200.7 × 144.8 × 213.4 cm, 63.5 kg)
    Description
    A wooden four poster bed frame with head board and foot board. The side rails screw into the frame providing greater strength and limited hiding places for vermin. This type of frame is known as the "Boyd Bedstead."
    Place made
    Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
    Type
    beds (furniture)
    Topic
    Business
    Craftsmanship
    Emancipation
    Freedom
    Men
    Race discrimination
    Slavery
    Technology
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.113.1a-m
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c2abd530-c093-4bcf-8859-12045431d908
  • Bunk bed for prison cell no. 3 from Camp A at Angola prison

    Manufactured by
    Forte and Tablada Inc., American, founded 1961
    Commissioned by
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    ca. 1972
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 051
    Exhibition
    Power of Place
    Medium
    steel
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (measured on wood 2x4 frame): 60 × 81 × 30 1/4 in. (152.4 × 205.7 × 76.8 cm)
    Description
    A metal bunk bed for cell no. 3 from Camp A at Angola prison. The bunk bed has lipped edges for mattresses. The bed is supported by two long metal legs along the left side. On the right side on both the top and bottom bunks at the front and back are supports with holes so that the bed can be bolted to wall of prison cell.
    Place collected
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Buildings and Structures
    Type
    cells
    beds (furniture)
    Topic
    American South
    Architecture
    Prisons
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections and Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola
    Object number
    2013.26.2.2a-m
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54e302ba9-b54f-4b06-bce0-5cb363e348f2
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