Photo: Courtesy Newport Historical Society, R.I., inv. no. W141.1; photo by Rhode Island Furniture Archive
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Cradle |
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Object numberRIF6077 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions40 × 19 × 16 in. (101.6 × 48.26 × 40.64 cm) |
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Dateca. 1763 |
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Current locationNewport Historical Society |
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GeographyMade in Newport, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumWalnut |
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MarksUnknown |
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Inscriptions"Mary Wanton 1763" engraved on brass plaque affixed to the cradle |
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ProvenanceMary Wanton Lyman, daughter of John and Mary Wanton, Newport, Rhode Island; by descent in the Lyman and Hazard families; purchased with the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard by Newport Historical Society, 1927 |
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Associated namesMary Wanton LymanJohn G. Wanton Mary "Polly" Wanton |