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Design for a Canopy Bed

ca. 1900
Not on view
Design for a wooden canopy bed of which the two front bedposts are cariatids. The character of the bed is eclectic and combines aspects of Renaissance designs with Baroque elements.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for a Canopy Bed
  • Artist: Frank M. Zimmerman (American, active New York, late 19th and early 20th century)
  • Date: ca. 1900
  • Medium: watercolors
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 16 5/8 × 13 15/16 in. (42.2 × 35.4 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Marcia Zimmerman, 1989
  • Object Number: 1989.1006.51
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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