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Miniature Cradle, Fairy Castle

Specifications

Miniature Cradle, Fairy Castle

Category

Art, Architecture, and Design

Classification

CHENHALL - Furnishings - Furniture - Sleeping & Reclining Furniture - Bed - Bed, Child's - Cradle
CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts - Sculpture - Miniature

Object Origin
Date Created:

1928-1935

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Miniature gold cradle with pearl embellishments throughout. Cradle is egg-shaped with a white fuzzy and feathery liner. Strings of pearls form a canopy at the cradle's head. Star and flower ornaments embedded with pearls create the cradle's outer walls.

Materials:

gold

pearl

Measurements: Object:
    Height: 2 in, Length: 3.5 in, Width: 2 in

Credit

Gift of Colleen Moore, 49.129.2

Display Status

On Exhibit

Miniature Cradle, Fairy Castle

About: Miniature Cradle, Fairy Castle

About: Miniature Cradle, Fairy Castle

Colleen Moore's most beloved object in the Magic Garden of the Fairy Castle was this miniature egg-shaped cradle representing the lullaby song “Rock-a-bye Baby.” Moore’s grandmother had the cradle set with pearls made from a necklace, a pair of earrings, and brooch she had worn as a child.

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