Cradle

Furniture

Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Cradle

Entry/Object ID

0028.001

Description

head piece allows a blanket or cloth to be hung overhead to keep draft away from child

Collection

Weaver's Church bicentennial collection

Cataloged By

Sherrie R. Johndrow

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Elwood & Ruth Hartman Weaver

Notes

Item on loan

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

Bed

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1847

Time Period

19th Century, Mid 19th Century

Place

River

Dry River

Region

Shenandoah Valley

State/Province

Virginia

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Cradle

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bed, Child's

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bed

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Sleeping & Reclining Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Material

Walnut, Wood, Stained

Location

Room

Dining Room

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 2, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 5, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Jun 5, 2025

Provenance

Notes

Cradle belonged to Samuel Coffman, who married Frances Weaver Nov. 11, 1847. It was passed down to their youngest daughter, Rebecca Susan Coffman (Perry) Hartman--Ruth's grandparents

Intake

Loan In

L0028

Lender

Elwood & Ruth Hartman Weaver

Actual Arrival Date

Aug 31, 2007

General Notes

Note

typed genealogy of Samuel Coffman's descendants on file

Created By

Sherrie R. Johndrow

Create Date

February 28, 2008

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 28, 2026