Rattle
- Object Name:
- Rattle
- Object ID:
- 1999.041.17
- Creator:
- Yeaton, Ethel. F. Otis
- Place of Origin:
- Deering, NH
- Date:
- 1915-1918
- Description:
- Rattle. Crocheted. Consists of a set of 3 crochet-covered brass bells, tied to a ring. The yarn-work is striped, alternating white with blue-green. A white satin ribbon is tied to the ring. ~5" x 5" x 1.5". Ribbon extends another 23".
- Material:
- Textile
Metal
Brass
Wool
Satin - Dimensions:
- H-5 W-5 D-1.5 inches
- Provenance:
- This rattle is part of a set of identical objects, made for infant twins Hazel and Bertha Yeaton (b. 1915, Deering, NH), by their mother Ethel F. Otis Yeaton. Ethel's family was from New Bedford, MA. Ethel married Mr. Yeaton in 1914. Mr. Yeaton died in 1915, before the birth of his twin daughters.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Hazel and Bertha Yeaton
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