Bedframe owned by the Ellis family
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: Clara Ellis Payne, American, 1921 - 2019
notes: label: Description
content: A Victorian full-size carved wooden panel bed frame consisting of headboard (a), with footboard (b) and two side panels (c and d) with six wooden slats (e-j). The arched headboard features a carved center crown with palmette and oval medallion elements, and additional ornamental carvings each side. The footboard has a low, curved arch silhouette. The design allows the wooden side panels to be fitted into place in the head and foot boards without the use of tools.
place: label: Place used
content: Orange County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Black interiors
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Families
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Clara Ellis Payne
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.261a-j
objectType: label: Type
content: double beds
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 80 × 59 × 77 in. (203.2 × 149.9 × 195.6 cm)