New York, circa 1815, attributed to the school of Duncan Phyfe, with original maple rails and headboard, 89-3/4 x 60-3/4 x 78-1/4 in., bed interior 73 x 54-1/4 in., to include custom made vintage pleated canopy, bed skirt, and drapery in a yellow neo-classical design with robed figures, yellow coverlet with round bolster pillow with green accents
Provenance: By descent in the McCoy family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Francis Bealey American Arts, Essex, Connecticut, March 1985; Virginia F. White Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia, March 1985 (accompanied by copy of receipt); The Furnishings from Historic Iris Court: An Important Edward Vason Jones Interior
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By descent in the McCoy family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Francis Bealey American Arts, Essex, Connecticut, March 1985; Virginia F. White Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia, March 1985 (accompanied by copy of receipt); The Furnishings from Historic Iris Court: An Important Edward Vason Jones Interior
rails lacking buttons, later fitted with metal L brackets for box spring (subsequently removed)
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