Bed frame designed by Henry Boyd

ca. 1840

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

A wooden four poster bed frame with head board and foot board. The side rails screw into the frame providing greater strength and limited hiding places for vermin. This type of frame is known as the "Boyd Bedstead."

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Title: Bed frame designed by Henry Boyd
Date Created: ca. 1840
Physical Dimensions: H x W x D: 79 × 57 × 84 in., 140 lb. (200.7 × 144.8 × 213.4 cm, 63.5 kg)
Subject Keywords: Slavery, Discrimination, Technology, Men, Race, Craftsmanship, Emancipation, History, Freedom, Business
Medium: wood

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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