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.

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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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