In the closing moments of PRIDE MONTH, here is a celebration of famous beds made by furniture makers in Britain and Ireland arranged in 5 colours : 🏳️🌈RED Red State Bed at Temple Newsam (1711) State Bed for the Second George Room at Burghley House. The Melville Bed (c.1700) Daniel Marot (designer); Francis Lapiere (upholsterer). V&A Boughton Bed (1670-97). Maker unknown. V&A. 🏳️🌈ORANGE The Great Bed of Ware (1590-1600) Hans Vredman de Vries V&A. Shell detail from the headboard of the William Kent Bed at Houghton Hall. Bed in the State Bedchamber at Chatsworth House (c.1723). The Golden Bed. (18749) Fred Weekes, Thomas Nicholls, John Walden, William Burges. V&A 🏳️🌈YELLOW Headboard from the bed in the Yellow and Black Bedchamber, Burghley House by Mayhew and Ince. Daybed at Stanway House. Robert Adam State Bed at Osterley House. Bed for the Oliver Messel Suite at the Dorchester Hotel (1953). 🏳️🌈GREEN State Bed for Houghton Hall (c. 1732) William Kent. Robert Adam Drawing for a State Bed. Chippendale Bed at Harewood House (1773). John Bladwell sofa bed at Holkham Hall. 🏳️🌈BLUE State Bed from Hampton Court, Herefordshire (c.1698) ©The Met. Example of Irish Vernacular furniture, County Waterford Agricultural Museum. Calke Abbey bed possibly made for George I. State bed at Kedleston Hall (1768) designed by Robert Adam. Possibly made by carvers from Derby working under James Gravenor. 🏳️🌈 #pride #bifmo #britishandirishfurnituremakersonline #fhs #beds #statebeds #historicbeds #britishbeds #templenewsam #furniturehistory #furniture #furnituremakers #melvillebed #danielmarot #francislapiere #boughtonbed #greatbedofware #williamkent #chatsworthbedroom #burghleyhouse #mayhewandince #williamburges #olivermessel #robertadam #johnbladwell #holkhamhall #pride #dorchesterhotel #thomaschippendale #themetropolitanmuseumofart 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
Bedrooms at Chatsworth. The green room (1st and 3rd picture) is the Wellington bedroom, also shown are the State bedchamber and other guest bedrooms. #chatsworthhouse #chatsworthbedroom #statebed #statebedroom #goodnightsleeptight