1980.0009 Chair, Rocking chair
  • 1980.0009 Chair, Rocking chair
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Chair (Rocking chair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Josiah P. Wilder (Furniture Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    New Ipswich, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1837-1840

  • Materials:

    Pine, white; Maple; Birch; Beech; Mahogany; Paint; Gilt

  • Museum Object Number:

    1980.0009


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Object Number

1980.0009

Object Name

Chair (Rocking chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Josiah P. Wilder (Furniture Maker)
RELATIONS: PETER WILDER (FATHER); CALVIN R. WILDER, JOHN B. WILDER, JOSEPH WILDER (BROTHERS); MINOT CARTER, ABIJAH WETHERBEE (BROTHERS-IN-LAW); ABIJAH WILDER, SR. (UNCLE)

Place of Origin

New Ipswich, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

Date

1837-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. ; UNDERSIDE SEAT; J.P.WILDER/ WARRANTED

Materials

Pine, white; Maple; Birch; Beech; Mahogany; Paint; Gilt

Dimensions (inches)

43 (H) , 22.75 (W) , 25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

109.22 (H) , 57.785 (W) , 63.5 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] LeFever, Gregory. 04//2011 American Rocking Chairs. Early American Life Magazine. 62-69.
see p. 69
[Book] Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 American Windsor Furniture: Specialized Forms.
Published: pl. 6 & fig. 1-50, pp. 78-79.