# Child’s cot

- By: anonymous
- Date: c. 1620 - c. 1650
- Medium: ebony (wood), wood (plant material), oak (wood)
- Classification: furniture
- Dimensions: height 108 cm x width 58 cm x depth 117.5 cm x depth 110 cm
- Credit line: On loan from the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-KOG-1810--69076ecc57abaad88067a5974c70fe81)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/vSZcX/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The structure of this child’s cot is clear. The ebony marquetry emphasizes the horizontal division of the panels and the openwork ornamentation accentuates the bedhead. This cot cannot be rocked as it rests firmly on four spindle legs.