Lincoln Bed Maker?
Anyone run across the maker name of the famous bed of the Lincoln Bedroom?
Here's a link to a page from www.whitehousemuseum.org with information & pictures about the Lincoln Bed http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/furnishings/lincoln-bed.htm - purchased by Mary Todd Lincoln in the 1860's (but probably never slept in by Lincoln himself). Gives much information, but doesn't say who made the bed. There are also many historical images of the White House and it's furnishings on the site (some dating back to the 1800's) - including the Treaty Table made by Pottier & Stymus.
This page on The Magazine Antiques website states:
but does not provide a cite for the info.
A NY Times article on the Dallas Museum of Art's purchase of the Henry Clay bed from Rosedown Plantation mentions
Which is puzzling, since Belter was a New York shop, no? The article is inaccurate on several other points (including this gem: "(The Henry Clay) suite was made for the Lincoln Bedroom, which was then, of course, simply the president's bedroom. ''It has 14-foot ceilings,'' Mr. Harrison said. ''It's called the Lincoln Bedroom because that's where he slept.'' ::) )
But according to the White House Historical Association (and the Office of the White House Curator), it was purchased in 1861 from "Wm H. Carryl and Bro., a Philadelphia retailer;" the site further states that
The Lincoln Bedroom in the White House is furnished with examples of Belter furniture, including a bed measuring 8 feet long by 6 feet wide. It was purchased by Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of President Abraham Lincoln, but he never slept in it.
but does not provide a cite for the info.
A NY Times article on the Dallas Museum of Art's purchase of the Henry Clay bed from Rosedown Plantation mentions
Mrs. Lincoln bought a Belter bed from Philadelphia for (the Lincoln Bedroom); that bed is still there.
Which is puzzling, since Belter was a New York shop, no? The article is inaccurate on several other points (including this gem: "(The Henry Clay) suite was made for the Lincoln Bedroom, which was then, of course, simply the president's bedroom. ''It has 14-foot ceilings,'' Mr. Harrison said. ''It's called the Lincoln Bedroom because that's where he slept.'' ::) )
But according to the White House Historical Association (and the Office of the White House Curator), it was purchased in 1861 from "Wm H. Carryl and Bro., a Philadelphia retailer;" the site further states that
Many examples of very similar beds are known to exist, some bearing makers’ marks. This bed, however, is not marked in any way to indicate its manufacturer.