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American Gothic Revival Carved and Stained Walnut Bedstead Mid 19th century The arched headboard carved with birds and foliage against a fabric back flanked by foliate carved columns joined by tracery molded rails, initials CDR carved into the headboard. Height 54 inches, width 50 inches, depth 7 feet 1 inch. It has been referenced that the carved initials are those of Cyrus Lawton and his marriage into the Davenport family from Wildcliff, Davenport Neck, New Rochell, New York, circa 1853. Literature: Richard and Eileen Dubrow, American Furniture of the 19th Century: 1840-1880, New York, 1983, p.66 Carol Prisant, "Godfather of Gothic," The World of Interiors, (August 1997), p. 84. Sarah B. Sherrill, Living with Antiques: Lee B. Anderson's Collection of American Gothic Revival Furniture and Paintings, New York City, The Magazine Antiques (May 1976), p. 1037, fig. 8. C Sold to Benefit the Lee B. Anderson Memorial Foundation