Cradle
1641 (made)
| Place of origin |
(under revision) Baby's panelled oak cradle. The body of the cradle is straight-sided and rectangular, and is carried on a pair of transverse rockers. It has an open-topped hood, the head with paired strapwork scrolls at the upper edge, and turned finials.
[Cradle. Panelled, with carved head-boards. It bears the initials C.B.M.B., the year, 1641, and the day, OCTOBER 14th. DAI (DAY) (Probably the date of the birth of the infant for whom it was made). On each side are knobs to fasten down the bedding. The rails terminate with finials of acorn shape. 1641.
From: H. Clifford Smith, Catalogue of English Furniture & Woodwork
(London 1930) cat. 508, Plate ]2.
[Cradle. Panelled, with carved head-boards. It bears the initials C.B.M.B., the year, 1641, and the day, OCTOBER 14th. DAI (DAY) (Probably the date of the birth of the infant for whom it was made). On each side are knobs to fasten down the bedding. The rails terminate with finials of acorn shape. 1641.
From: H. Clifford Smith, Catalogue of English Furniture & Woodwork
(London 1930) cat. 508, Plate ]2.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved and turned oak |
| Brief description | Baby's hooded rocking cradle of oak, with initials 'C.B' and 'M.B'; England, 1641 |
| Physical description | (under revision) Baby's panelled oak cradle. The body of the cradle is straight-sided and rectangular, and is carried on a pair of transverse rockers. It has an open-topped hood, the head with paired strapwork scrolls at the upper edge, and turned finials. [Cradle. Panelled, with carved head-boards. It bears the initials C.B.M.B., the year, 1641, and the day, OCTOBER 14th. DAI (DAY) (Probably the date of the birth of the infant for whom it was made). On each side are knobs to fasten down the bedding. The rails terminate with finials of acorn shape. 1641. From: H. Clifford Smith, Catalogue of English Furniture & Woodwork (London 1930) cat. 508, Plate ]2. |
| Dimensions | originally recorded as H 2' 2"; L 3' 1"; W: 1' 10½" |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Purchased |
| Production | John Kitchen, when head of Conservation F&W, suggested that the cradle was a 19th century construction reusing 17th century panelling. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1769-1869 |
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| Record created | February 10, 2009 |
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