This document provides details on various historic and contemporary beds, bedding, and bedroom designs from the 1750s to the 1880s including: An English Chippendale bed from the 1750s made of mahogany wood with motifs including bouquets, ribbons, acanthus leaves and shells. An American Rococo style tester bed frame from the 1750s made of mahogany with scrolled latticework and rounded bracket feet. A ca. 1700 French Louis XV bed made of walnut with cabriole legs, cartouche style headboard and footboard, and floral motifs. An 1880s Victorian bedroom displayed at a high school in Indiana with simplified

1. 1750’s Bed chamber at MET/ Metropolitan Museum, NYC

2. BB&B Velour Plush & historic embroidery reference

3. Contemporary BB&B with historic reference

4. Royal Red Contemporary

5. English Chippendale Bed & Bedding 1750’s
 http://www.mallettantiques.co
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 Mahogany wood
 Bouquet and ribbon
motif
 Acanthus motif
 Shell motifs
 Foliate scrolls

6. Contemporary Quilt with historic reference

7. BB&B Tied Comfort, less expensive since its easier to
construct than a quilt

8. 1750’s American Rococo Style Tester Bed Frame
 http://www.p4a.com/itemsum
mary/226489.html
 Mahogany
 Scrolled latticework
on headboard and
alcove
 Finials
 Rounded bracket
feet

9. Ca. 1700 French Louis XV Bed only without traditional bedhangings
http://www.french-warehouse.com/FWPage2.htm
Walnut
Cabriole legs with scrolled foot forms resting on drums (or shoes)
Cartouche style headboard and footboard
Floral motifs, acanthus motif, Serpentine curves

10. Blue Orange Compliments from nature

11. 1880s Victorian beddings in room with fireplace
at Culbertson H.S., New Albany, IN
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Simplified Bedding after screening

12. Embroidered Contemporary

13. American late colonial style
in 1836 Merchant House NY, NY
Practical mosquito net

14. American Empire Print Bed Hangings
in 1836 Merchant House NY, NY

15. 1840s fabrics
Burgundy sateen & multi- floral prints
for Empire style bedhangings, NY, NY
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Period fabric

16. Close up of
1840s floral medallion & repeat motif prints
3 Historic Floral Prints3 Historic Floral Prints

17. Room design is controlled by the largest object

18. BB&B Contemporary comfort with welt design pillows

19. BB&B Striped Chenille

20. Plush polyester animal reference

21. Contemporary Modern hotel
with similar coloration, gold drapery & white linens

22. Thread count numbers are doubled
from 15 years ago - 200 is now 400 epi