Black-painted with yoke crest; stencilled floral motif at center. Round stiles curve forward to join mahogany arms; scrolled handholds. Front arm supports, legs and stretcher are vase and ring turned. Seat curves up at back, scrolls down at front. Rear legs, side and rear stretchers are round; rectangular rockers.
rocking chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
mahogany (wood)
pine (wood)
stenciling
turning (shaping process)
pine (wood)
crests (motifs)
Pine
Mahogany
Stenciled
Turned
Boston
Yoked Crest
CHAIR, ROCKING
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
38.75 x 23.75 x 31.625 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.681
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