Doll Cradle

Name/Title

Doll Cradle

Entry/Object ID

83.109.1

Description

Cradle, doll Swinging cradle on frame. Interior in original red paint. Exterior in original dark blue-green paint. Banding and striping in ochre and white.

Context

This doll cradle was made for my maternal grandmother, Henrietta Caroline Bower by her father, Frederick Bower for her third Christmas in 1857. Her father was a cabinetmaker in Rochester. There were three children, Henrietta, Frederica and Christopher. Grandmother married Henry Charles Fenner in the Avon Presbyterian Church, January 1880. They lived for many years in Avon with their five children, Bertha, Fred, Henrietta (my mother), Walter and Genevieve". Janet N. Thompson (Mrs. Harry V. Thompson).

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Made/Created

Date made

1857

Dimensions

Height

14-5/8 in

Depth

10-1/4 in

Length

19-1/2 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

Painted wood