Cradle

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Cradle: the head has a hinged hood with arched top supported by turned columns. The back of the head is carved with a fan-shaped ornament, and the initials E.M.G., and the date 1691. The ends have turned knobs, and on either side are three projecting knobs for cords to fasten the bedding.

From: H. Clifford Smith, Catalogue of English Furniture & Woodwork
(London 1930), cat. 509, Plate 2.

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Categories	Furniture Children & Childhood Nursery Equipment
Object type	Cradle
Materials and techniques	Carved and turned oak Oak Carving Turning
Brief description	Baby's oak cradle, with the initials EMG; England, dated 1691
Physical description	Cradle: the head has a hinged hood with arched top supported by turned columns. The back of the head is carved with a fan-shaped ornament, and the initials E.M.G., and the date 1691. The ends have turned knobs, and on either side are three projecting knobs for cords to fasten the bedding. From: H. Clifford Smith, Catalogue of English Furniture & Woodwork (London 1930), cat. 509, Plate 2.
Dimensions	(From catalogue) H. 2 ft. 6 in., W. 3 ft., D. 1 ft. 5 in. (H. 76.2 cm, W. 91.4 cm, D. 43.2 cm)
Marks and inscriptions	EMG/ 1691 (On external surface of headboard) Translation Probably owner's/ user's initials and commemorative date
Credit line	Mrs (?) J Dixon gift
Object history	Formerly on loan to Valence House, Dagenham, 1955-2008. Gift of Mrs (?) J Dixon, Ratcliffe Place, Keswick (RF 7578/1886)
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	596-1886

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Record created	February 13, 2007
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O131681/cradle/

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