ritish quest for expansion of their Empire saw them dominate the army, government and commerce in colonies throughout the world. In an age when sea voyages could take months and military campaigns might last for many years, military officers, colonial administrators and other civilians equipped themselves with as many of the most comfortable furnishings as their servants could carry. As no tax was due on furniture carried from England as personal baggage to India in the eighteenth century, travelers had an added incentive to take along as possible.

British Officers of high social positions in the Georgian and the Victorian periods (1714 - 1901) took it for granted that when they set out on a military campaign they could enjoy the same standards of living as they did at home. Most of these portable furnitures were products of Morgan & Sanders, London.

Popular among them is this Military Style Camp Cot, Soldiers often teased their bosses “These gentlemen officers are well prepared for war, but seldom to fight”. Like all campaign furniture the Camp Cot with Canvas required to be folded in the most compact manner that can be devised; yet this is to be done in such a way as, that when they are opened out, they will answer the intended purpose. As campaign furniture could be packed flat, it was the ideal choice for most military officers while camping.

The Camp Cot was sourced from the vellore and it is currently exhibited at the INDeco Hotels Mahabalipuram. /span>