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Rocking Chair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1805-1820

GUSN

GUSN-57839

Description

Red; child's; rectangular crest; bamboo turned stiles & legs

Details

Descriptive Terms

rocking chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
birch (wood)
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
Windsor chairs
Painted
Windsor
Birch
CHAIR, ROCKING

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

27 x 17.25 x 14.25 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

1942.4160

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