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Rocking Chair

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1855-1880

GUSN

GUSN-70081

Description

Scrolled back, crest, curved arms; shaped legs; balloon; ruralmotif

Details

Descriptive Terms

rocking chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
black walnut (wood)
cotton (textile)
upholstering
Chair
Chair, Rocking
Chair, Rocking

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

29 x 20 x 30 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2827

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