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The image depicts an infant seated in a cradle. The child is sitting upright and facing slightly to the side. The infant has short, light-colored hair and wears a red long-sleeve dress with black patterns, covered by an olive-green vest. The cradle is made of dark blue wood and there is a cream-colored cushion inside. The child holds a rattle and there is a small woven basket beside them. The background is plain brown.
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The image depicts an infant seated in a cradle. The child is sitting upright and facing slightly to the side. The infant has short, light-colored hair and wears a red long-sleeve dress with black patterns, covered by an olive-green vest. The cradle is made of dark blue wood and there is a cream-colored cushion inside. The child holds a rattle and there is a small woven basket beside them. The background is plain brown.

National Gallery of Art · Painting

Baby in Blue Cradle

American 19th Century

Date
c. 1840
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 69 x 58 cm (27 3/16 x 22 13/16 in.) framed: 82.5 x 71.7 x 5 cm (32 1/2 x 28 1/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1959.11.3
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CAB
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • painted surface
  • American
  • child
  • portrait
  • American Naive Paintings
  • Naive
Provenance

Recorded as from Connecticut. Purchased in 1950 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1959.

NGA object ID 45957. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.