half testers - beds
Half tester bed. A wooden or brass and iron bed, which has tall posts only at the head, with short posts at the foot. The tester or canopy thus covers only the top part of the bed. On brass and iron beds the curtain rails are supported by brackets fitted over the top of the posts and held firm with the threaded brass knob. The canopy may be either a half round hoop or have straight arms usually made from brass rod. The half tester bed was sometimes referred to as an 'Italian canopy bed' though the term does not seem to have survived in general use.
3 item(s) found:
A mahogany half tester bed, English, mid 19th century
Victorian mahogany half tester double bed with lace drapery and spiral twist posts
A 17th century style, walnut bed, Spanish the half-circular bed head with pierced detailing and finials, the foot of similar design 164 cm by 193 cm