Cradle, Acc.#1, Cat.#384.
This craddle was constructed in 1790 at Popes Creek Plantation for William Augustine Washington's daughter, Sarah Tayloe Washington (George Washington's great niece). It was constructed by a slave carpenter. The cradle represents the 6th generation of Washingtons to continuously reside at Popes Creek.
It is a four poster American style. The rockers are not original. According to tradition, they were added when the seventh child raised in the cradle was particulary unruly. The cradle can be turned over and used as a child's bed.
George Corbin Washington who also probably used the cradle was Sarah Tayloe's brother. He would be the Washington who would sell Popes Creek to a party outside of the Washington family in 1813. He moved to George Town.
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