Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Wheelbarrow |
Object ID # |
2004.18.1 |
Title |
Claude M. Gross' small wheelbarrow, 1902 |
Creator |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
Date |
1902 |
Material |
Wood, paint |
Description |
Child's wheelbarrow (small), made in 1902, and given as a gift to little Claude M. Gross (b.1900) of Plumstead Township, Bucks County, probably by his parents Preacher William S. & Libbie Myers Gross. Has it's original purple-red paint (now crackled) with the initials "C.M.G." painted on both sideboards. |
Provenance |
Probably given by William S. & Libbie Meyers Gross of Plumstead Township, Bucks County, to their little son Claude M. Gross (1900-1947) in 1902. Claude never married. The donor was his nephew. |
Source |
Gift of William E. & Arlene Swartley Gross |
People |
Gross, Claude M., 1900-1947 |
Collection |
Toys, Games & Play Items |