Collection Highlights
Fete to Lafayette
Date:
1824
Object Number:
PR.022.9
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll Cradle
Object Number:
1950.220
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 1/2 x 24 x 16 in. ( 54.6 x 61 x 40.6 cm )
Description:
Doll's swinging cradle consisting of a rectangular, wooden bed with sloping sides with turned wood and wire spindles suspended from a frame consisting of two spool-turned posts on ox-bow shaped feet with a turned crossbrace.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this cradle belonged to Mary Martha Burill (Mrs. Frederick Beverly Cossitt, 1855-1945), mother of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Helen Cossitt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
