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Bedstead

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Bedstead

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Name:
Bedstead
Artist:
Benn Pitman (American, b.1822, d.1910), designer
Adelaide Nourse Pitman (American, b.1859, d.1893), carver
Elizabeth Nourse (American, b.1859, d.1938), painter
Date:
1882-1883
Place:
Cincinnati/Ohio/United States
Medium:
American black walnut and painted panels
Measurements:
H. 110 in. (279.4 cm), W. 59 1/4 in. (149.9 cm), D. 85 in. (215.9 cm)
Classification:
Furniture
Department:
Decorative Arts and Design
Credit Line:
Gift of Mary Jane Hamilton in memory of her mother Mary Luella Hamilton, made possible through Rita S. Hudepohl, Guardian
Accession No:
1994.61

Online Resources

Extra! Extra! Read All About It! What?s the Ratio? Ecosystems in Art Cincinnati?s Women Artists Create Your Own Bedstead Nature Through Many Eyes Geometric Transformation in Interior Design The Bedstead?s Plant Cells ? Revealed! The Aesthetic Movement and the Pitman Bedstead Create Your Own Sculptural Headboard Good Night, Good Rest Geometric Shapes in Everyday Objects The Art in Living Things Who is an Artist? What Does Your Bed Look Like? Teachers Guide: Art Education

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