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Rocking chair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1820-1850

GUSN

GUSN-19263

Description

Rocking chair, painted black w/ red paint visible beneath. Stepped-down crest rail. Seven curved spindles and three spindles beneath arms. Plank seat, turned stretchers and legs. Short and worn rockers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

rocking chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
Painted
CHAIR, ROCKING

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Additional Identification Number

181

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

41.5 x 21.5 x 25 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1022

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