- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- String bag for carrying babies.
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1904
- Date collected
- Before 1904
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1904
- Materials and processes
- Material String, Material Net Textile, Process Netted
- Dimensions
- Length: max 468 mm approx, Width: max 660 mm approx
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1904.60.57.1
Search terms: Bag, Transport and Travel, Children and Childcare, Carrying Device, Baby-carrier
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