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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Infant's cot

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c. 1890

Overview

Made of tubular metal painted cream, 4 brass balls mounted on upper corners, front section able to slide up and down, wire mesh mattress base.

Historical information

The cot was used by Maude Ahearn at Bridge Cottage, Central Greenough. Her first child, Dorothea was born in 1916 and her last child, Raymond Hubert in 1931.
The cot was then used by her daughter Joan following her marriage to William Lynch. The couple had 10 children and lived at Tardun.
The cot remained in with the Lynch family until being donated to this museum in 2023.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB0310

Item type

Material

Width

1380 mm

Height or length

1066 mm

Depth

810 mm

Inscriptions and markings

No maker's mark

Contextual Information

The cot is a good example of the type of furniture used for infants at Greenough in the early 1900s.

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Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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