Identifier:
1993.76.1
Description:
Trapezoidal box with serpentine top on footboard and vaulted and arched wooden canopy atop headboard. Cordate cut-out handles on each side. Two scrolled rockers beneath. The cradle is stained reddish-brown.;ACCEPT RELEVANCE: Evidence of origins of early Euro-American settlers in West Michigan. OTHER COLLECTIONS: We have several other pieces of furniture brought by Yankees from New England or Mid-Atlantic states to West Michigan. We also have several cradles and cribs.CARRON01;USA: Massachusetts, Bell's Falls. Brought by the Smith Family from Bell's Falls, MA, to Battle Creek in the mid-19th century.. CARRON01;USA: Massachusetts, Bell's Falls. Brought by the Smith Family from Bell's Falls, MA, to Battle Creek in the mid-19th century.. Brought by the Smith Family from Bell's Falls, MA, to Battle Creek in the mid-19th century..
Date:
1775 – 1825
Materials:
Wood
Dimensions:
29" h 41.5" w 20.5" d
Current Location Status:
On Exhibit
Source:
Gift Of Smith, Mrs. Barbara (lawrence)
Exhibit/Program:
Newcomers: The People of this Place (after 2008)
Related Entity:
Smith, Mrs. Barbara (Lawrence) (donor)
