Collection Highlights
View of St. Patrick's Cathedral from Inside Rockefeller Center: Study for a Set of Painted Doors
2002
2002.46
Gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on gray paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Double bed (in two pieces)
Object name
Double bed (in two pieces)
Date
1825-1850
Medium
Wood, paint, gilding
Dimensions
Overall: 47 x 51 x 8 1/2 in. ( 119.4 x 129.5 x 21.6 cm )
Description
Painted and gilded double bedstead consisting of headboard and footboard (rails missing); headboard with rectangular section with incurving sides with a turned rail above and flanked by block and double-reel-and-cone turned stiles on beehive-shaped feet. Footboard similarly shaped with narrower board and two turned rails above. All faux grain painted and gilded.
Object Number
INV.14985
Marks
stencilled in gilding: on back of footboard slat: "C.J. ERSLEY,S/MAKE"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
