Four-poster bed

Four-poster bed

Ornate Elizabethan four-poster bed

A four-poster bed is a bed with four vertical columns, one in each corner, that support a tester, or upper (usually rectangular) panel. This tester or panel will often have rails to allow curtains to be pulled around the bed. There are a number of antique four-poster beds extant dating to the 16th century and earlier; many of these early beds are highly ornate and are made from oak. An example of such an early 16th-century four-poster resides in Crathes Castle, which was made for the original castle owners in the Burnett of Leys family.

In popular culture

The dormitories in the Harry Potter series have four-poster beds in them.

Bedding

Bed types (Bed sizes)	Banig Bassinet Box-bed Bunk bed Cage bed Camp bed Canopy bed Couch bed Cradle (bed) Daybed Four-poster bed Futon Hammock Hospital bed Infant bed Kang bed-stove Lit a la turque Loft bed Charpai Murphy bed Petate Platform bed Sleigh bed Sofa bed Toddler bed Trundle bed

Bed components	Bed frame Bed sheet Bed skirt Cot side Footboard Headboard

Mattresses	Air mattress Featherbed Mattress pad Mattress protector Memory foam Orthopedic mattress Waterbed

Bed bases	Box-spring Bunkie board

Blankets	Afghan Comforter Duvet Electric blanket Hudson's Bay point blanket Patchwork quilt Photo blanket Quilt Razai Security blanket Silk comforter Sleeping bag

Pillows	Acupressure pillow Bamboo wife Bolster Contour leg pillow Cushion Dakimakura Eye pillow Orthopedic pillow Phonetic pillow Sex pillow Speaker pillow Throw pillow

Related items	Bed warmer Couch Nightstand

Psychophysiology: Sleep and sleep disorders (F51 and G47 / 307.4 and 327)

Sleep stages

Brain waves

Sleep
disorders

Dyssomnia	Hypersomnia Insomnia Kleine–Levin syndrome Narcolepsy Sleep apnea Central hypoventilation syndrome Obesity hypoventilation syndrome Sleep state misperception

Circadian rhythm disorder	Advanced sleep phase disorder Delayed sleep phase disorder Irregular sleep–wake rhythm Jet lag Non-24-hour sleep–wake disorder Shift work sleep disorder

Parasomnia	Catathrenia Night terror Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder Sleepwalking Somniloquy

Other	Bruxism Night eating syndrome Nocturia Nocturnal myoclonus

Benign
phenomena

Four-poster bed

In popular culture

See also