Sleighbed Headboard and Footboard
PhotographerPhotographed by
Harold D. Margolis
American, 1905 - 1984
Dateafter 1925
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/2 x 7in. (19.1 x 17.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 7in. (19.1 x 17.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 10 x 8in. (25.4 x 20.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 7in. (19.1 x 17.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 10 x 8in. (25.4 x 20.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Harold D. Margolis
DescriptionHeadboard of a sleighbed is decorated with a large lower panel and and a narrow upper panel incorporating a swag tied in a bow at the center. The footboard also incorporates a large plain panel.
Object number1982.126.12
MarkingsOn recto, upper left, stamped in black ink, "FOLIO 11"; lower right, stamped in black ink, "SHOW ROOM COPY"InscribedOn verso, in blue ink, "adaptation of splaybed [sic] / also with turned feet / after 1925 - only a few made"; in pencil, "C-22/B"; upper right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by Harold D. Margolis to document furniture made and sold by the Margolis shop. (Finlay 11/11/2011)Subject Terms
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