Baby walker
Category
Furniture
Date
1700 - 1800
Materials
Wood
Measurements
431.8 mm (Height); 393 mm (Diameter)
Collection
Washington Old Hall, Tyne and Wear
NT 591545
Summary
An eighteenth century primitive baby walker. Hinged round top and four splay legs on castors.
Provenance
Initially loaned to furnish the Hall from an Antique dealer in agreement with Sheila Pettit. Then purchased using funding secured from Cornings Glass Works LTD after their American Colleagues visited in 1979 and gave a $5000 donation (One of several items purchased).