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1800-1830
GUSN-273422
Arrow back rocking chair with arms. Rocker has replaced crest rail and added comb back. Comb is pointed and stencilled with five spindles. Crest rail is grain painted and stenciled with fruit. Green wash painted over red graining. Rockers appear to be original. Arms have been stripped.
rocking chairs
pine (wood)
graining
stenciling
Windsor rocking chairs
Chair, Rocking
"Sold to/ Marrett 1, 35" (handwritten)
Original To Marrett House (Standish, Me.),
Unknown
New England
43 1/4 x 21 x 18 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Frances S. Marrett
1959.312
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