Title: Bedstead, Maker: Possibly by Thomas Seymour (1771–1848), Maker: Cornice attributed to John Doggett (1780–1857), Decorator: Painting attributed to John Ritto Penniman (American, Milford, Massachusetts 1782–1841 Baltimore, Maryland), Decorator: Carving attributed to Samuel McIntire (1757–1811), Decorator: Carving attributed to Thomas Wightman (American, 1759–1827), Date: 1810–15, American, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Medium: Mahogany, mahogany veneer, mahoganized maple and white pine, painted and gilded wood

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Bedstead MET 139068 444 Maker: Possibly by Thomas Seymour, 1771?1848, Maker: Cornice attributed to John Doggett, 1780?1857, Decorator: Painting attributed to John Ritto Penniman, American, Milford, Massachusetts 1782?1841 Baltimore, Maryland, Decorator: Carving attributed to Samuel McIntire, 1757?1811, Decorator: Carving attibuted to Thomas Wightman, American, active 1802?20 (?), Bedstead, 1810?15, Mahogany, mahogany veneer, mahoganized maple and white pine, painted and gilded wood, 106 3/4 x 58 5/8 x 79 1/2 in. ( x x cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1918 ()

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