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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Bassinet Used by Franklin Roosevelt
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Bassinet Used by Franklin Roosevelt

Artifact IDMO 1947.93.328.1
Object Type Bassinet
Maker
Date19th century
Mediumwicker, fabric, metal, wood
Dimensionsoverall H 62 1/2 in x W 24 in x D 41 3/4 in (158.8 cm x 61 cm x 106 cm )
Physical DescriptionA detachable swinging cradle on a wicker stand. The cradle and stand are both made of a wicker-wrapped wood base and the cradle has woven sides. A wicker crown rises from the head of the stand allowing for a fabric canopy (MO 1947.93.328.7) to fall over the bassinet.
Historical NoteSara Delano Roosevelt used this wicker swinging cradle bassinet for her newborn son, Franklin. It is on display, with reproduction bedding, in the A PRIVILEGED YOUTH exhibit in the Museum’s FOUNDATIONS OF A PUBLIC LIFE gallery.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 20, 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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