Rattle

Item Information

Title:
Rattle
Description:
The rattle is in a "T" form, with a chamfered handle. The upper section is comprised of 8 pieces of wood in square or rectangular shape enclosing seeds. All painted blue. Various elements are glued together.
Date:
1820–1890
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
rattles (indirectly struck idiophones)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Wood
Painted
Places:
Maine
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Essex
Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.)
Extent:
7 in. x 3 7/8 in. x 1 1/8 in. (H x W x D)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/11114
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
Accession #:
1992.449
Identifier:
11114