Cradle
1800-40 (made)
| Place of origin |
(under revision) Baby's rectangular swinging cradle of carved and turned mahogany with metal fittings. The rectangular bed has inward sloping sides with deckled edges, and is suspended by chevron-shaped metal fittings between a pair of uprights, each with a transverse foot. The bed has a floor of canvas straps to support a mattress, and metal hoops to carry a fabric hood or drapes.
(original register description) Cradle of mahogany, slung on turned uprights supported on shaped feet. The sides slope inwards, and have waved edges at the top and a small ogee moulding at the base. Strips of canvas form the floor of the cradle, and above it are metal hoops to support a hood of drapery.
(original register description) Cradle of mahogany, slung on turned uprights supported on shaped feet. The sides slope inwards, and have waved edges at the top and a small ogee moulding at the base. Strips of canvas form the floor of the cradle, and above it are metal hoops to support a hood of drapery.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved and turned mahogany with metal fittings |
| Brief description | Baby's mahogany swinging cradle with supports for drapes; England, 1800-40 |
| Physical description | (under revision) Baby's rectangular swinging cradle of carved and turned mahogany with metal fittings. The rectangular bed has inward sloping sides with deckled edges, and is suspended by chevron-shaped metal fittings between a pair of uprights, each with a transverse foot. The bed has a floor of canvas straps to support a mattress, and metal hoops to carry a fabric hood or drapes. (original register description) Cradle of mahogany, slung on turned uprights supported on shaped feet. The sides slope inwards, and have waved edges at the top and a small ogee moulding at the base. Strips of canvas form the floor of the cradle, and above it are metal hoops to support a hood of drapery. |
| Dimensions | original record of dimensions H 3' 3"; L: 3' 1¾"; W: 1' 8" |
| Credit line | Miss Ethel A Woolmer gift |
| Object history | Gift of Miss Ethel A Woolmer (RF 27/4959) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.35-1927 |
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| Record created | February 10, 2009 |
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