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Boston Rocker

Collection Type

  • Furniture

GUSN

GUSN-251642

Description

Rocking chair; painted green; pinstriped; four spindles that are curved and flat, knotched and slender at the top where they meet the top rail; curved arms rounded at the ends; two stretchers front and back; long curved rockers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

rocking chairs
wood (plant material)
paint (coating)
pinstripes
Boston rockers
Chair, Rocking

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan

Accession Number

1949.908

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