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Crib Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Crib Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Crib has one open side so that it could be pushed against mother’s bed. Turned wood posts. Wooden peg construction. Rope lattice for mattress.Donor info - made by Dr. Kendall Kittredge for his daughter. Seven generations of the family slept in it. From Fred Wiggin house in Town Hill. Dimensions: 25" w 39"h 46"l | |||||
Cradle Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Cradle Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Made of walnut; shaped like a small boat. Sits in frame and rocks. Cradle has swan head and end like a ship’s stern. Frame is carved with flowers on each end and underneath. Donor info - made for Olive Perkins (Mrs. S.W. Smith, Jr.) of Warren, Ohio born August 17, 1858. Mattress made in 1924 for Samuel Smith Wilson. Following info from Samuel Smith Wilson who visited Museum in 1997. Olive Perkins married Judge Smith who rented the house between the Mount Desert Tavern and the Abraham Somes III house in Somesville. This house is no longer standing. She died near 1930. Her grandfather was Brig. General Simon Perkins, an Ohio land surveyor and speculator. [show more] | ||||
Cradle Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Cradle Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Wooden cradle on rockers. Has side railings. Painted yellow. | |||||
Cradle Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Cradle Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Wooden cradle on rockers which are not fixed to the cradle. Once painted blue. Constructed with both dove tailed joints and nails. Head board has a narrow side piece creating a semi “hood”. | |||||
Kittredge family crib Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Kittredge family crib Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Made by Dr. Kendall Kittredge for his baby daughter. Seven generations of the Kittredge family have slept in it. Crib has one open side so that it can be pushed against the mother's bed. Made of wood. Wooden pegged construction. Turned posts. Rope webbing. Later used in the Fred Wiggin house. 3' 11" long, 2' 3/4" wide. 3' 3 1/2" high. |