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This multifunctional survival from Renaissance Florence would have been the only piece required to furnish a room. The dais surrounding the bed served as a seating unit, hinged for access to storage compartments below.
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Title: Bed from the Davanzati Palace
Date: second half 15th century
Culture: Italian, Florence
Medium: Walnut
Dimensions:
H. (bed and dais): 56-3/4 in. (144.1 cm);
W. (dais) 85-1/2 in. (217.2 cm);
L. (dais) 102-7/8 in. (261.3 cm);
H. (dais) 15-7/8 in. (40.3 cm);
Gr. H. (bed at headboard) 40-7/8 in. (103.8 cm);
Gr. W. (bed at headboard) 58-1/2 in. (148.6 cm);
L. (bed) 88-1/2 in. (224.8 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Gift of George R. Hann, 1965
Accession Number: 65.221.1
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