The Bed Work
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
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