Cradleboard
| Title | Cradleboard |
|---|---|
| Date | ca. 1860 19th century |
| Medium | Wood, rawhide, pigment |
| Origin | Mohawk Mohawk |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Ralph T. Coe Collection, Gift of Ralph T. Coe Foundation for the Arts, 2011 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Cradleboard” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 1860. It is executed in wood, rawhide, pigment. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to ca. 1860. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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