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Miniature Crib
Dateafter 1849
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Edward B. Field
Object number1930.8.2
InscribedA piece of cream-colored cloth tape is affixed to the underside of the cradle in the middle. Handwritten in blue ink is, "Eleanor Field".NotesHistorical Note: According to a letter written by the donor, this was made by her uncle, John Gardiner Thurber. He was a "forty-niner", and went to California in 1849 to find gold. He was aboard ship when he made this, returning from the gold fields of California via Cape Horn.On View
Not on viewEbenezer Faxon
Newton Case Brainard