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IMAGE INFORMATION

A Model of Dr. Redmond Coxe's new invented Bedstead

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

July 24, 1813

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 69

Notes:

John Redman Coxe (1773-1864) was a physician and professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He described and illustrated his invention in "Description of an Improvement in the Common Bedstead," Emporium of Arts and Sciences, 2, 10 (Feb 1813): 283-289 and plate, pictured here / https://archive.org/details/emporiumofartssc02coxe/page/283/mode/1up?vi…