Cradle

Object/Artifact

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Cradle

Entry/Object ID

2006.002.0002

Description

1 wooden cradle that would have come from Cherryfields or Shaw's Retreat. It came from the Coads of Charlotte Hall. It is dark brown, simple and unadorned beyond a gentle scallop in the head and footboards. It is about 3 1/2 feet long and 1 1/2 feet wide, relatively narrow. It has seen lots of use.

Collection

Dallam Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1840 - 1930

Dimensions

Height

17 in

Width

18 in

Depth

16 in

Length

41 in

Dimension Notes

Details: The headboard is 1' 8" wide and 1' 4" high. The footboard is 1' 6" wide and 1' 1" high. The external length is 3' 5" and the internal length is 3' 3". The rockers are 2' wide. One rocker is 1' 5" from the head and the other is 1' 1" from the foot.

Location

Room

Old Kitchen

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Coad, J. Francis (Joseph Francis) (1866-1938)

Person or Organization

Coad, Mary C. S.

Person or Organization

Dallam, Frederick D.

Related Places

Place

* Untyped Place

Charlotte Hall, Md.