On View
Making a Way Gallery
Exhibition
Making a Way Out of No Way
Designed by
Boyd, Henry, American, 1802 - 1886
Manufactured by
Boyd Manufacturing Company, American, ca. 1830 - 1870
Date
ca. 1840
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
Black Enterprise
Business
Craftsmanship
Design
Emancipation
Freedom
Furniture design
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
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c2abd530-c093-4bcf-8859-12045431d908

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