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Cradle

Object number

RIF4799

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

27 × 23 × 43 in. (68.58 × 58.42 × 109.22 cm)

Date

1760–80

Current location

Preservation Society of Newport County

Geography

Possibly made in Newport, Rhode Island
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Medium

Mahogany

Style

vernacular style

Provenance

By descent in the William Hunter family of Newport, Rhode Island; by descent to Mr. and Mrs. Philip G. Birckhead, Fairfield, Connecticut; bequeathed by her to the Preservation Society of Newport County

Associated names

William Hunter family of Newport, Rhode Island
Philip G. Birckhead
Mrs. Philip G. Birckhead