Boston Rocker

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Collection Type

Furniture

Date

1835-1850

GUSN

GUSN-53181

Description

Rocking chair. Boston rocker style. Grained and stenciled pine and maple. Stenciled crest; bent spindles; s-shaped seat; turned legs. Insribed "Del."

Details

Descriptive Terms

Boston rockers
Windsor rocking chairs
graining
maple (wood)
pine (wood)
stenciling
Chair
Chair, Rocking
Chair, Rocking

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

35 x 16 1/2 x 15 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Mis Mary Manning Brooks

Accession Number

1942.841

Places

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Title Rocking Chair Accession Number 1945.548

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