A $5,000 cradle for a royal baby

Two men work on an elaborate cradle created for Princess Maria Pia of Savoy, first child of Italy's crown princess, Marie José of Belgium, and Prince of Piedmont Umberto II of Italy. It was a gift from Italian mothers.

Publication date: 1934-09-23

Size: 11 x 10 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Umberto II, King of Italy, 1904-1983--Family--1930-1940
• Maria Pia, Princess of Savoy--Childhood & youth
• Cradles--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (September 23, 1934), p. 2

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)