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Cradle

Object number

RIF6077

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

40 × 19 × 16 in. (101.6 × 48.26 × 40.64 cm)

Date

ca. 1763

Current location

Newport Historical Society

Geography

Made in Newport, Rhode Island
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Medium

Walnut

Marks

Unknown

Inscriptions

"Mary Wanton 1763" engraved on brass plaque affixed to the cradle

Provenance

Mary 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

Associated names

Mary Wanton Lyman
John G. Wanton
Mary "Polly" Wanton