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Cradle

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1731

GUSN

GUSN-171596

Description

Arched hood and footboard; shaped rockers; leather covered wtih brass nail patterns; blue wallpaper inside

Details

Descriptive Terms

cradles (children's beds)
sleeping and reclining furniture
eastern white pine (wood)
upholstery
leather
maple (wood)
Queen Anne Style
Cradle

Inscription

"SG/1731"

Maker

Grant, Samuel (Maker)

Location of Origin

Boston, Massachusetts, New England

Dimensions

27 3/4 x 24 x 40 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Old South Meeting House Association

Accession Number

1977.185

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

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