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Rocking Cradle

Pine painted and grained. The cradle has hipped sides, rising at the top end into a canopy with shallow arched hood. The rockers run on rails, raised on flat bun feet and joined by two stretchers to from a compete underframe. Projecting tangs in the centre of the rockers fit into slots in the frame, to prevent sliding. The cradle is painted green within and grained to imitate oak without. Size: Length 93 cm; Width: 69 cm

Place: England

Object Type: cradle

Century: 19th century

Material: Beech wood

Museum Accession Number: VS.22