headstead

noun3

1. •
   A place for the head, especially somewhere to lay or rest it; a headrest.
2. •
   A bolster or cushion for the head.
3. •
   The area at the head of the bed; headboard.

   • He lies bundled up now between the quilts and blankets of his four-poster iron bed with its brass roses carved at the headstead. — 1956