Object number
55/764/1-17
Description
Wicker and mahogany cot. Thought to have been made c. 1840, it was offered to the Wigan and District Mining and Technical College.
This wicker and mahogany cot originally had a canopy, which is now missing. The cot is thought to have been made c. 1840, and was in the possession of a family for a hundred years before it was offered to the Wigan and District Mining and Technical College, who passed it on to MERL.
Physical description
cot in 17 pieces: wicker, wood
Archival history
Letter, Wigan and District Mining and Technical College to MERL, 27th May 1953 - 'Antique for giving away // There has been offered to this College a baby-cot made of wicker and mahogany, constructed about 1840, which has been in possession of a family for a hundred years...', MERL ‘Associated information’ form – 'Canopy missing. // [pencil sketch]'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16810.tif - High resolution image
