Show I ia Early ly Cr Cradle Formed From Hollowed Log I Cradles in their earliest form were merely logs scooped out to form more mort or less comfortable resting places for babies They were without rocker since mince the natural shape of the Io lo logo 3 made their use unnecessary Cradles have ha varied aried with different modes of 01 living and reflect In their diversity ersIl of or form and adornment the progress of 01 the cabinetmakers cabinetmaker's art The Romans are saId bald to have ha used cradles of considerable considerable con con- refinement but after the decline dc der cline of the empire accompanied as os asIt asIt It was with the doea decay of living Ing the cradle with outer other furniture forms as os- assumed a crude and humble aspect One of the tile early forms of ot the cradle was the oaken chest without a 0 lid Baskets of osiers were sometimes used in which the child wrapped In swaddling clothes was placed The American cradle of oak oal In the Metropolitan Metropolitan Metro I politan museum in New York dates I from the Ute early Seventeenth century Fabulous wealth and the skill of the greatest craftsmen have been lavished on the cradles of royal children throughout history These Important beds have been glided gilded and carved In Inlaid with gold and gems upholstered in the choicest silks sIlls and fitted with the most sumptuous of coverings CO cov coverings of velvet and ond fur Dorothy Dorothy Bent Dent In Art and ond Decoration |