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Rocking Chair

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1840-1850

GUSN

GUSN-66351

Description

Shaped crest; 5 spindles; turned up seat; grained over red

Details

Descriptive Terms

rocking chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
graining
mahogany (wood)
maple (wood)
oak (wood)
turning (shaping process)
walnut (wood)
maple (wood)
walnut (wood)
Windsor chairs
Maple
Oak
Walnut
Mahogany
Windsor
Turned
Grained
CHAIR, ROCKING

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

30.5 x 18.875 x 17 (HxWxD) (inches)

Accession Number

1936.974

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