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Great Bed of Ware

The Great Bed of Ware is an extremely large oak four poster bed, carved with marquetry, that was originally housed in the White Hart Inn in Ware, Hertfordshire, England. Built by Hertfordshire carpenter Jonas Fosbrooke about 1590, the bed measures 3.38m long and 3.26m wide and can "reputedly... accommodate at least four couples". Many of those who have used the bed have carved their names into its posts.

References to the Great Bed in literature
The bed, which has been described as "one of the most famous pieces of furniture in history", has been referenced by writers since shortly after it was made: • William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (circa 1601) • Ben Jonson's Epicoene, or the Silent WomanGeorge Gordon Byron's Don JuanGeorge Farquhar's The Recruiting OfficerDjuna Barnes's NightwoodLoretta Chase's ''Last Night's Scandal'' (page 90) • Sarah MacLean's No Good Duke Goes UnpunishedDeanna Raybourn's "Silent on the Moor" • Charles Dickens' The Holly TreeWolfgang Hildesheimer's Tynset (1965, p. 188) • Casey McQuiston’s Red, White & Royal Blue ==References==
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