Baby Rattle

Baby Rattle
Baby Rattle

1700-1750 / Metal / Metalwork / Organic / Other / The Wesley Family
silver, coral
mid 1700s

This sterling silver baby rattle, with silver bells and a teething bit made from coral, is believed to have belonged to the children of Charles Wesley. It would have been an expensive item to purchase and is likely to have been a gift, possibly from a patron or family.