Cedar Half Tester Bed from the 19th Century

• Tester - The tester is the flat wooden canopy above a bed. A four poster bed is a full tester bed, as the canopy frame follows the perimeter of the entire bed. In a half tester bed, the frame extends only over the upper (pillow) half of the bed.

This item has been included into following indexes:

• beds, material - cedar 41
• beds, type
  • four poster, tester and canopy 61
  • half tester 10