Doll Cradle
Object/Artifact
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.
83.109.1
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).
Genesee Country Village and Museum
1857
14-5/8 in
10-1/4 in
19-1/2 in
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Painted wood