Crib
- Object Name:
- Crib
- Object ID:
- 1987.081.01
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1915
- Description:
- A. Crib, folding, for baby, made at N.H. State Prison, c.1915. Wood, with light brown varnish. Square posts and rails, with beveled edges. Sides and ends are 12.5" high, each with top and bottom rails connected with 3/8"dowels. Dowels are spaced 3" apart. Four hinges on each end join end rails and posts, so crib can be folded. Casters attached to feet.
B. mattress support: Removable mattress support consisting of four 2" wooden slats and two cross pieces. - Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-32.75 W-23.5 L-48.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Wooden baby crib made at the prison in Concord under Charles P. Nash, instructor, c. 1915
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Florence P. Davis
- Subjects:
- Cribs, State Prison (NH), Prisons
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