Four Post Bed

1936

Fred Weiss

Associated Names
Fred Weiss

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a drawing of a wooden four-poster bed frame. The structure includes vertical posts at each corner, connecting horizontal beams at the top to form a canopy frame. The headboard has a slight curve at the top. The legs of the bed are squared and tapered. The drawing emphasizes the height and depth of the frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, graphite and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.4 x 22.8 cm (11 15/16 x 9 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 6'4" long, 60" wide, posts 6'4" high.

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3977

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower center verso in black ink: "Colonial Bed"/DRAWN BY FRED WEISS

Wikidata ID

Q64570664

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