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Adult Cradle

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1815-1830

GUSN

GUSN-3382

Description

An adult cardle with a trapezoidal headboard and shaped sides; a shorter conforming footboard; a single board bottom; all raised on two shaped rockers. It's white paint is old and faded.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cradles (children's beds)
sleeping and reclining furniture
pine (wood)
pine (wood)
Pine
CRADLE

Associated Building

Used At Sturbridge Village,

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

78 x 28 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1166

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