Cradle
- Object Name:
- Cradle
- Object ID:
- 1995.559.02
- Date:
- 1780-1830
- Description:
- Hooded rocking cradle. Painted green on exterior; unpainted interior. Primarily pine. Hood is gently arched and painted black on top. Sides of hood are decoratively carved with concave and convex shaping. Front of hood has shaped valance, beveled on interior; it, too, is arched, matching shape of hood. Hood is mortise and tenon construction, attached to side boards with pegs. Back is nailed on. Foot board is also nailed on with both cut and replacement modern wire nails. Bottom board is a single plank attached with rosehead nails. Keel on base board, on bottom; rockers are inserted into this keel. There is evidence of a former paint on rockers, perhaps yellow. Rockers and keel are probably maple.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-27 W-24.5 L-36 inches
- Provenance:
- Unknown
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Cradles
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