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Boston Rocker

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1800-1850

GUSN

GUSN-50075

Description

Seven-curved spindle back; tablet and lobed crest with gold floral stenciling; yellow pinstriping on black ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

Boston rockers
Windsor rocking chairs
mahogany (wood)
maple (wood)
painting (coating)
pine (wood)
stenciling
Chair
Chair, Rocking
Chair, Rocking

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

42 x 22 3/4 x 30 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Eleanor Clarke Bowser

Accession Number

1982.33

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