Period furniture (or a living fossil from India)

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Period furniture (or a living fossil from India)

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For those interested, the Washington Post today has a cover page story about India. The main photo shows a couple in India, in their home.
In the background, the man is reclining on a bed/couch that is remarkably like some period beds I have seen, and makes you wonder about where the model originated.

Here is the pic

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it shows a partially turned bed post, with sections cut and turned, with a mortise and tenon joint and what appears to be a spiral wrapped cloth tape on the header, suggesting a strap-based suspension for a thin mattress.

The actual paper has a better pic but I cannot copy it.

Just thought it was cool to share for the furniture buffs out there....

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You think that looks familiar?

Check out the Found Mini Stool at Pottery Barn.

[img]http://www.potterybarn.com/pbimgs/ab/images/p2/products/200916/0132/img49m.jpg[/img]

(And if you can't remember where you've seen it before, visit http://larsdatter.com/benches.htm for starters ...) :wink:
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Actually I'd bet that the originals started out more level than the Pottery barn ones that look more like the museum ones after centuries of use.

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