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Object Description
| Brief description | Pair of rope beds used by Charles Dunkel family, Brookfield, 1884-1890. |
| Object name | Beds |
| Alternate object name | Bedframe; Rope bed |
| Date | 1884-1890 |
| Dimensions | a = 47 1/2"H x 51"W x 74 3/4"H; b = 47 1/2"H x 51"W x 76"D |
| Materials and techniques | Turned wood |
| Location of use | Brookfield, Waukesha County, Wisconsin |
| Current location | Brookfield, Waukesha County, Wisconsin |
| Description | Both beds feature four turned posts and flat headboards and footboards. |
| History | This pair of rope beds was among the few furnishings remaining in the Dousman-Dunkel-Behling Inn when it was acquired by the Elmbrook Historical Society in 1979. According to the Society, the beds were used by the Dunkel family, who purchased the building in 1884. Originally constructed in 1843 by Michael and Talbot Dousman for use as a stagecoach inn, the structure was converted to a farmhouse by Frederick Zimdars in 1873. |
| Sources | Marion Bruhn, The Dousman Stagecoach Inn: A Legacy Restored (Brookfield, WI: Elmbrook Historical Society, 2006) |
| Related objects | Spool-turned bedframe used by Zimdars family, Brookfield, also from the collections of the Elmbrook Historical Society (object # F90.5): http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/u?/wda,2196 |
| Owner | Elmbrook Historical Society |
| Object # | a = F81.13; b = F81.14 |
| Rights | © 2009 by the Elmbrook Historical Society. Contact the owner for more information. http://www.elmbrookhistoricalsociety.org/ |
| Digital collection | Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database |
| Digital identifier | EHS006 |
| Digital format | XML |
| Type | Physical object |
| Keywords | Furniture; Beds (furniture); Furnishings (artifacts); Furnishings and equipment |
| Date digitized | 2011-07-08 |
| Date modified | 2011-07-08 |
Description
| Object name | Bed |
| Dimensions | 47 1/2"H x 51"W x 74 3/4"H |
| Object # | F81.13 |
| Rights | © 2009 by the Elmbrook Historical Society. Contact the owner for more information. http://www.elmbrookhistoricalsociety.org/ |
| Digital collection | Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database |
| Digital identifier | EHS006a |
| Digital format | image/jpeg |
| Type | Physical object |
| Date digitized | 2009-07-14 |
| Date modified | 2009-07-14 |
