# Cradle

[View the canonical artwork record](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/shaw-richard-norman-r67698cc4a0188a/cradle-rf4c9218e3f969a>)

## Artwork

- Artist: [SHAW, Richard Norman](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/shaw-richard-norman-r67698cc4a0188a>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Carved oak with gilt and painted decoration and leather straps, 114 x 110 x 53 cm \(with hood fully back\)

## Commentary

The cradle was designed by Richard Norman Shaw for the son of the architect Alfred Waterhouse \(1830-1905\). At this time a number of architects and artists were becoming engaged in the design and decoration of furniture, stimulated by the activities of William Morris and William Burges. The use of oak, a native English wood, straight rather than curved lines, and painted decoration inspired by Medieval furniture, are typical of architect-designed furniture in this period.

## Related artworks

- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/shaw-richard-norman-r67698cc4a0188a/exterior-view-r4f7b6582c9354a>)
- [The Tower House, Bedford Park, London](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/shaw-richard-norman-r67698cc4a0188a/the-tower-house-bedford-park-london-r903fe849309292>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)