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Empire Three-Quarter High-Post Bed Turned posts topped by cone-shape finial Note extension (not origianl) widening the bed "Three-Quarter High-Post Bed "Is without tester and all posts are alike. They measure from four feet six inches to five feet eight inches tall and are either vase-and-ring turned, terminating in ball, urn or cone-shape finials, or acanthus-leaf carved and terminate in urn or pineapple-carved finials. "Below rails they are turned in vase shape, are either plain or leaf-carved and terminate in small peg feet. "Headboard, 16 to 20 inches high, has either a straight upper edge with voluted ends or a carved and pierced cresting. Matching footboard may be present. "Rails are generally 26 to 28 inches from floor. "Made in all sections [of the country] of mahogany, maple, cherry or birch. Ca. 1820-1840." - Thomas H. Ormsbee, Field Guide to American Victorian Furniture, 1951

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