The Bed Work

Brought To Bed © 2006

Click here: BirthHomeWdTxt062206.pdf to download a the complete text and specs

Antique Wood Rope Doll Bed: 12 1/2 (W) x 18” (L) x 12 1/2 (H)

Bedspread: (vintage white patterned bedspread with hand cut scallop edge)
25” (W) x 28” (L)

The second in the series of beds that discusses the history of childbirth at home (for the first bed,
see
A Case of Confinement).


This bed contains stories from a girl on trial for the murder of her baby in the 18th century to stories from women
in the 20th century.

Pillow case front: (off-white cotton window curtain): 8 1/2” (W) x 5” (L)

Blanket front: (vintage green wood blanket) 18” (W) x 19” (L)

Bedspread back side

Top Sheet front: (off-white cotton window curtain) 17 1/2” (W) x 24” (L)

Pillow front: (vintage flowered/stripped cotton ticking, hand stuffed with vintage feathers)

7 1/4” (W) x 4 1/4” (L)

Pillow case back

Blanket back side

Bottom Sheet front: (off-white cotton window curtain) 18” (W) x 21” (L)

Top Sheet back side

Mattress top side: (vintage cotton ticking pillowcase, hand tied and stuffed with

vintage feathers) 10 1/2 ” (W) x 16” (L) x 2” (H)

Bottom Sheet back side

Mattress, Bottom Sheet, Pillow back side

Images Copyright © 2006 by Tamar Stone.  All Rights Reserved.
No images may be reproduced without the expressed written permission of the artist.

If you would like any hi-res images of these photos, or if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me: tamarstone@pipeline.com

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