Cradle made by an unidentified enslaved person
date: label: Date
content: 1795-1830
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Caption
content: Cradle, ca. 1830
label: Caption
content: A baby slept in this cradle made by an enslaved person who loved her. Enslaved families made their children’s lives more comfortable by fashioning furniture, clothing, quilts, and toys out of available materials.
label: Caption
content: Slavery and Freedom Exhibition
label: Description
content: A wooden cradle made by an enslaved person consisting of 5 wooden boards nailed together to form a five-sided bed with open top on 2 rockers. The long sides are sloped, and the short sides have a rounded top edge.
place: label: Place made
content: South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Parenthood
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.46.3
objectType: label: Type
content: cradles (children's beds)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood, metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 15 1/2 × 40 × 23 in. (39.4 × 101.6 × 58.4 cm)