[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Cradle # Cradle The shape of this cradle is based on European models made from about 1640 to 1660. However, the richly carved decoration is a mixture of Christian and Hindu subjects. Indian furniture makers on the Coromandel coast used this style of decoration on many of the pieces they made for European customers. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1660–1680 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-15-1983](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-15-1983) · Pramāṇa