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Rocking Chair

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1810-1830

GUSN

GUSN-57747

Description

Thumb-back; bamboo trned arms & supports; turned base. lt stain

Details

Descriptive Terms

rocking chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
maple (wood)
pine (wood)
maple (wood)
pine (wood)
Windsor chairs
Windsor
Pine
Maple
CHAIR, ROCKING

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

33.5 x 21.25 x 16.375 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.4498

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