Carriage, Baby
- Object Name:
- Carriage, Baby
- Object ID:
- 1987.012
- Date:
- circa 1883
- Description:
- Carriage, baby, large. Wooden body, painted brown and silver, with wicker decoration around outside. Interior and removable seat cushion upholstered with faded green fabric. Tilting canopy covered with black simulated leather. Lined with beige fabric. Iron canopy supports, painted black. Undercarriage and wheels painted brown. Unpainted birch handle. Wooden hand brake for rear wheels, with metal lever, all painted brown. Handle assembly can be moved from back to front, for pushing or pulling.
- Material:
- Wood
Iron
Birch
Textile
Metal - Dimensions:
- H-44 W-26.5 L-55 inches
- Provenance:
- Originally purchased by Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Manning of Manchester, NH, in 1883. Sold by Mrs. Manning in 1888 to her cousin, Emeline Eastman Palmer, of Sutton, NH, grandmother of donors.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Jean Connor Bennett and Rena Connor Kendall
- Subjects:
- Baby carriages
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