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Rocking chair. Mahogany, mahogany veneer, pine, metal, fiber. "Lincoln" style rocker. Black horsehair upholstery. Mahogany veneered front rail. Attached, upholstered arm pads. Shaped back ending in small scrolled finials. Simple rockers with scrolled front ends support curved tapered front and rear legs. No stretchers.
rocking chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
mahogany (wood)
metal
pine (wood)
Empire (style)
pine (wood)
Mahogany
Pine
Unidentified Metal
Empire
CHAIR, ROCKING
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
25 1/3 x 15 1/4 x 21 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
1985.395
Massachusetts (United States)
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