Contributed by Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc.
Description
This figure carved by Jonathan Fisher was used to tighten the rope grid that supported the mattress ticking on a bed. The legs of the figure were twisted around the ropes for tightening. One the ropes were tightened the bed would not sag and a person could "sleep tight."
In the Puritan way of life an object was often made to be both useful and beautiful hence the doll with its own cradle used for its storage.
About This Item
- Title: Sleep tight doll, ca. 1790
- Creator: Jonathan Fisher
- Creation Date: circa 1790
- Subject Date: circa 1790
- Location: Blue Hill, Hancock County, ME
- Media: Wood
- Dimensions: 24.1 cm x 18.0 cm x 5.0 cm
- Local Code: 1965.003.002
- Object Type: Physical Object
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Clergy--Maine--Blue Hill
- Furnishings--Maine--Blue Hill
- Furniture--Maine--Blue Hill
- Mattresses--Maine--Blue Hill
- Cabinetmaking--Maine--Blue Hill
- Fisher, Jonathan, 1768-1847--Associated objects
- Artists--Maine--Blue Hill
- Dolls--Maine--Blue Hill
- Doll furniture--Maine--Blue Hill
- Cradles--Maine--Blue Hill
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For more information about this item, contact:
Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc.44 Miles Road, Blue Hill, ME 04614
(207) 374-2459
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