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| Figure 20 Bedstead with carving attributed to Henry Hardcastle, New York, 1750-1755. Mahogany with red oak and white pine (nineteenth-century lath frame and headboard). H. 89 1/2", W. 54 1/8", D. 78". (Courtesy of Historic New England/SPNEA, bequest of Janet M. Agnew, acc. 1975.152; photo, Richard Cheek.) During the late nineteenth or early twentieth century, the bedstead was reduced in width by 4-6 inches. |