In those days canopy beds were used to fend off bad weather so Jefferson sort of had a canopy bed but of a more architectural form. Doesn’t seem odd to me.
I thought Monticello is very beautiful...a genius lived there. Some of my ancestors were his neighbors and used to stop by for coffee. Can you imagine?
The sources agree in that he was very accessible, sociable, loved to surround himself with people. One can imagine dropping by for coffee with him, but not with say, Washington.
~Theo